Did you know Keanu Reeves was coming back to the silver screen?
Learned about it when I did a check up on World War Z.
Troubling Rash of Reshoots Strikes Hollywood
Industry sources cite two high-profile projects as examples of the latter: Universal's 47 Ronin, a period samurai film starring Keanu Reeves, and World War Z, a Paramount zombie movie with Brad Pitt, which were both moved to 2013. Studio sources are adamant that Ronin will have one week of additional work, but others with ties to the project expect it to be much more. In the case of the Marc Forster-helmed World War Z, new writers were called in to craft an entire third act. Other films that have been pushed include Paramount's G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Hansel and Gretel. Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful is still on track for a March 8 release but recently completed 13 days of reshoots.
When do reshoots indicate a fundamental problem? Veteran producers agree that on a big-budget project, a week or even two is reasonable. Beyond that, the likelihood is the production needs a significant rework. One veteran of big-effects films says the recent rash of movies needing additional reshoots might result from studios engaging in a "false economy" by hiring directors who lack experience with effects and action. "The big studios take a $100 million, $200 million movie and put it in the hands of somebody who's never done it before, and that's asking for trouble," he says.
That was the case with Ronin. Universal went with first-time director Carl Rinsch, and trouble quickly followed. Sources confirm the studio was aware during principal photography that Rinsch hadn't done a satisfactory job with a key battle sequence at the film's end. A closely supervised Rinsch now will shoot that sequence along with other material to bolster Reeves as the hero and enhance the romance.
On World War Z, writer Damon Lindelof was brought in to do a third act, but after figuring out how much additional work was needed, he handed the project off to collaborator Drew Goddard. Sources say Paramount execs only had 52 minutes of continuous footage cut together to show them, along with a few minutes of other action. The film is said to be gearing up for a seven-week reshoot in London.
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After all, a Toronto reviewer said of his Hamlet, "Mr. Reeves said all the words in the correct order." 
