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the actors, and nothing is set in stone. Movies are made many times—once in the writing, once in preproduction, once again during the shoot, once again in editing, in post, and again when you put it in the marketplace. These things, they change all the time, and that's what I love about it, the constant reinvention."
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In March 2012, Kaye confirmed the film was still unfinished and that some additional material needed to be shot. He elaborated on the tonal shift of the project. "The film we made so far is not the film they expected," he said. "But as you edit, you learn more about the subject matter, and more about
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had written the initial draft. In a blog post about his experience, he claimed that the screenplay was one of the best he had ever written, and he was on development for two years until he was let go. After Tony Kaye had signed on, one of the producers wanted to bring
Richardson back on board. After
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Entertainment against its former executive, David Molner. The complaint mentioned the project had gone into litigation, with the repayment of Aramid's $ 17.5 million "Black Water Transit loan" dependent on the
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