Foundation set to resume production after budget concerns

Season three of Apple TV+’s Foundation will resume filming next month after a slight delay over budget and production issues. Less than two weeks after it was announced that production would be delayed on Apple TV+’s sci-fi series Foundation, word has come that filming is again planned to resume. Filming was put on pause earlier … Read more

Fast 11 will go “back to basics”, won’t top $200m budget

Fast 11 will trim the franchise’s budget significantly in an attempt to make the upcoming installment more “lean”. With 10 entries in the core franchise (and one spin-off), Fast & Furious has worked hard to up the action throughout, often taking it to the extreme with its over-the-top sequences and stunts. Let’s see, there have … Read more

James Cameron trimmed Titanic budget by hiring “short people”

James Cameron hired “short extras” so it would make the sets on Titanic appear larger, thus saving money in set design. When it came to bringing the story of the doomed liner the RMS Titanic to the big screen, James Cameron would face some of the greatest challenges of his career. And while we would … Read more

Texas Chainsaw 3D lost its cannibalism because of Midnight Meat Train and lost massacres due to budget

Screenwriter Adam Marcus discusses the development of Texas Chainsaw 3D, including the loss of cannibalism and massacre sequences 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the events of the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the 20th anniversary of the release of the remake, and also the tenth anniversary of an entry in the franchise that has … Read more

Carl Rinsch blew $55 million budget of cancelled Netflix show

47 Ronin director Carl Rinsch blew a sizeable chunk of a $55 million Netflix budget on cryptocurrency and stock market gambles. Even for Netflix, $55 million is a huge chunk of cash to drop on a series…especially if they don’t receive a single completed episode. But that’s just what happened when Netflix put 47 Ronin … Read more

Blood and Honey sequel films this fall, larger budget secured

Bloodthirsty versions of Pooh and Piglet will return when Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey sequel starts filming this fall Made on a budget of less than $100,000, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (watch it HERE) earned more than $6 million during its global release earlier this year. So of … Read more