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Movies/TV shows cancelled or delayed due to real life

Posted on 9/21/24 at 9:01 pm
Posted by yankeeundercover
Buffalo, NY
Member since Jan 2010
36419 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 9:01 pm
From time to time a show or a movie’s writer or writing team is so on point they predict some kind of natural disaster or something and then the release is delayed or the production is cancelled because it was too “close to home”…

I feel like I’ve heard of a few shows, for different reasons, are in this boat…

Something about the Israeli/Palestine conflict? Or Ukraine? Or the show “Hijack” because of some hijacking or…?

I’m sure there’s a bunch
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
33981 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 9:50 pm to
Man ain’t nobody know this shite.
Posted by Boss13
Mobile
Member since Oct 2016
1607 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 10:52 pm to
Lilo and Stitch had to have an airplane scene redone because it was released shortly after 9-11-2001.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79551 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 10:59 pm to
Well I am thinking the Crow was delayed a bit.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22338 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 3:29 am to
Spider-Man 2002 had a little editing because of 9-11. I think the original poster had the world trade center reflecting in his eyes too.
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
20952 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 4:07 am to
Mr Robot had the season 1 finale delayed a week because of a scene that was reminiscent of a shooting in real life.
Posted by OKTiger83
Norman
Member since Feb 2013
3225 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 6:55 am to
I remember Collateral Damage release date being pushed bc of 9/11.
Posted by Gaggle
Member since Oct 2021
7276 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 7:30 am to
On September 10, 2001 George Carlin recorded a comedy album entitled “I Kinda Like It When A Lotta People Die”. Its released was delayed 15 years
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
75334 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 7:33 am to
Forrest Gump II.

Winston Groom wrote a sequel where Forrest encountered the Oklahoma City bombers.

The script landed on an executive's desk on September 10, 2001.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
12381 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 4:49 pm to
“24” ‘s first show was delayed bc of fears it was too soon after 9/11
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
12381 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 4:51 pm to
Forrest Gump II
—A grown up Little Forrest takes revenge on everybody who disrespected his Daddy or Mama. :-)
Tagline: Death is Like A Box Of Chocolates
This post was edited on 9/22/24 at 4:52 pm
Posted by Tigris
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Member since Jul 2005
12816 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 5:15 pm to
Not cancelled or delayed, but In The Greatest American Hero the hero had his named changed from Ralph Hinkley to Ralph Hanley after the Hinkley assassination attempt on Reagan. That was a great show for a while.
Posted by tigersandsaints
Member since Dec 2005
9047 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 7:38 pm to
Playmakers
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
13431 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 7:45 pm to
The original plot for the Flagsmashers in The Falcon and the Winter Solider was to release a virus to kill 50% of the population to return to post-snap conditions. Not the best plot for a Disney+ show at the peak of covid so they did a rewrite.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
42739 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 7:58 pm to
CBS pulled an FBI episode due to the school shooting in Texas.

They never aired it, but was available through streaming.
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
70153 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 8:07 pm to
quote:

an FBI episode due to the school shooting in Texas.


Schools shootings are some of the FBI's most consistent work.
Posted by Old Man and a Porch
Member since Dec 2023
483 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 8:07 pm to
Collateral Damage was delayed in being released. I think it was delayed because of 9/11.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
60267 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 11:06 pm to
The Bourne Identity was delayed because of 9/11 and I think they edited or deleted a scene as well.
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 6:28 am
Posted by tiger rag 93
KCMO
Member since Oct 2007
2746 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 11:13 pm to
The movie “The Watch” was renamed from “Neighborhood Watch” just before release due to the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin neighborhood watch shooting.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
10186 posts
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:08 am to
Top Gun Maverick was delayed due to Covid. They kept asking Cruise to release it on streaming but he wouldn’t have it. Said it had been decades coming so another year or so wouldn’t hurt. Which was great because this delay was probably the most impactful in reviving the movie theater after Covid.
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