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| Name | SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (1997) – the story of failure |
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| Video Discription | #movie #show #cinema ##facts #actors * * “SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL” can be included in almost any list with a negative slant. It was a disaster in every way: it ruined the action franchise's enormous potential, wasted absurd amounts of money, and featured one of the worst lead actor replacements in history. If the movie had only had one or two of the problems mentioned, the studio likely would have avoided such a high-profile failure. But with the full set, “Speed 2” was doomed. When 20th Century Fox first announced the sequel to its wildly successful movie "Speed", everyone in Hollywood believed that the studio was about to get another profitable action franchise. There were no signs of impending trouble. “Speed's” potential was so obvious that the studio was granted permission to use the script intended for the "Die Hard" series. The studio's decision was understandable. The first, second, and third "Die Hard" movies grossed $140 million, $240 million, and $360 million at the box office, respectively. In turn, the first "SPEED (1994)" made $350 million with a $30 million budget. And this was back in 1994! The third "Die Hard" grossed $360 million in 1995 on a budget of $100 million. To put it simply, the third John McClane film made the studio significantly less money. However, there was a small problem with the script. An ocean liner would be a suitable setting for the "Die Hard" franchise, which often used confined spaces. But using it in a movie called "Speed" was a strange decision. The studio tried to find another location but had no luck with that. At that time, there was a new movie out with Steven Seagal fighting villains in a fast-moving train. Around the same time, "Executive Decision," starring Kurt Russell, came out, in which he rid a plane of terrorists. Moreover, as the sequel to "Speed" was being made, three more movies were in the works: "Turbulence", "Con Air", and "Air Force One". After thinking everything over, the studio management settled on the ship. They gave the first “Speed” director, JAN DE BONT, full creative control and promised to spare no expense on the future movie. The studio actually kept this last promise. The first and probably the main problem appeared out of nowhere. The movie had to go without Keanu Reeves in the lead role. It is widely believed that Keanu rejected "Speed 2" to go on tour with his band, Dogstar. But this is not true, which is quite easy to check. While "Speed 2" was being filmed, Reeves was busy working on "THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (1997)". Only after that did he go on tour. Reeves claims he didn't mind starring in "Speed 2", but its script was constantly changing, and nobody knew when filming would finally begin. At that moment, he discovered the script for "The Devil's Advocate" and really liked it. Reeves didn't want the role to go to someone else and quickly signed the contract. According to the actor, 20th Century Fox simply didn’t want to postpone filming. They got mad at him and rewrote the script to replace his character. When Reeves left, Sandra Bullock considered quitting the project as well. The studio couldn’t afford to lose the actress, so they offered her the highest fee she had ever received. Bullock also secured a promise from the studio to fund her project, "Hope Floats," which she had been unsuccessfully pitching to different studios for a while. As a result, to secure Bullock for the sequel to "Speed," 20th Century Fox had to pay her $11 million for the role, another $11 million for the lead role in "Hope Floats," and $19 million for its production. Some money was also spent on the movie's promotion campaign. But even with Bullock on board, the "Speed" sequel's problems continued to spiral out of control. Knowing that Reeves wouldn't be involved, all the actors started declining offers to star in the project. The studio really wanted to cast Matthew McConaughey and offered him $4 million, his highest fee at the time. However, Matthew turned down the offer and instead chose to work on "Amistad" with Steven Spielberg for just $1 million. The film, by the way, didn't do well either. Casting an actor to play the villain was even more difficult. Half of Hollywood turned down the role. Gary Oldman came the closest to signing the contract, but he ultimately declined, opting for "Air Force One" instead. In the end, Willem Dafoe became the main villain, and Jason Patric was cast as the lead male. Patrick later claimed that the evil studio deceived him, causing him to get into this mess and ruin his entire career. According to the actor, he didn't like the script and made numerous changes that the studio promised to include in its final version. When he arrived for filming a few months later, he realized his changes weren't in the script. Moreover, its new amendments made things even worse, but it was too late to abandon the project. Jason received $4.5 million for his role. |
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