Sometimes, the best of intentions don’t always lead to the best movie.
Here are 19 films where everything didn’t quite go as planned…
This article first appeared atDen of Geek UK.
As English director Alan Parkeronce saidno one sets out to make a bad movie.
Yet in spite of good intentions, sometimes a project doesnt quite go as planned.
Anyone whos seenRobin Hood: Prince of Thievesknows that this could work.
As negative buzz surrounded the film, unconfirmed reports from the set suggested a fraught atmosphere.
This is fair enough, as Harrison was a demanding and obnoxious presence on set.
Harrison and his entourage racially abused other actors and demanded their roles be reduced.
Loewe had retired, and Lerner was fired after a year of procrastination.
Fiennes thought the dam ruined the villages rustic aesthetic.
Re-shoots took place in a studio in California.
People threw rocks at the snail in response.
A giraffe died before it could be insured.
The production hired ducks that couldnt swim.
Then the film got sued when elements of a previous draft turned up without the writer being credited.
The scene in question wasnt ultimately filmed.
The original budget of $6 million tripled over the four-year production.
Some of the songs are quite good, though.
The script did not convince Arnie or Bruce Willis to sign on.
MGM then failed to officially green-light the project due to their financial difficulties.
Del Toro left due to conflicting schedules.
Jackson took over, and worked with the intention of producing two movies under an existing production schedule.
The script wasnt finished when he started filming, and some scenes werent storyboarded.
The decision was taken to make three films instead of two, further complicating matters.
The resulting movies were patchy, occasionally brilliant but also deeply flawed.
They all made money, so in terms of balance sheets they can be deemed a success.
This wouldnt have been possible withoutSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace.
AfterSuperman IIIandSupergirlhad done badly, Ilya Salkind sold the rights for Superman to Cannon Films.
That figure was cut to $17, due to ongoing financial difficulties after Cannon over-reached.
As a result, Milton Keynes doubled for New York.
Said sequences were instead filmed at Milton Keynes railway station.
Before the filming Reeve knewSuperman IVwould be bad.
Many of the people working on the film knew it, too.
Unfortunately, they went from that (which J.R.R.
Tolkien insisted had no allegorical significance) to one that was about killing God.
For more details,heres our article on what went wrong.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
There was a writers strike in 2007.
The release date was pushed back to October, with a draft finished in April 2007.
Joshua Zetumer was brought on board to write based on Forster and Craigs daily ideas.
They had had trouble deciding on a villain.
Yet follow the timeline.
The first draft was finished by April 2011.
Filming began in January 2012.
These two contradictory statements may explain why the story never successfully emerges from the shadow of the original continuity.
The film was pulled in two different directions, and never successfully reconciled them.
Schumacher genuinely thought this would be entertaining, a bubble gum factory of a movie with free toys.
The difference between the two is similar to the difference between someone hollering This is cool.
This is cool and someone merely raising an eyebrow.
The Conqueror (1956)
The Conqueroris a film in which John Wayne stars as Genghis Khan.
Howard Hughes produced, and was allowed to indulge his passion for sprawling and not always well-made movies.
Genghis Khan is portrayed as a cross between Zach Braff and Alexander the Great.
Thus, the film was happening.
This film came out the same year asThe Searchers.
Wayne later commented, Dont make an ass of yourself trying to play parts you are not suited for.
Turning down Paramount, Evans needed to raise a budget for the movie.
Evans was originally going to direct and produce, but decided not to at the last minute.
Judge Dredd (1995)
Director Danny Cannon wanted the film to be more violent.
Sylvester Stallone wanted it to be PG-13 and funny.
Indeed, if it wasnt for Stallone coming on board the film might never have been made.
This might have been accepted if the resulting film was better, but it wasnt.
They had plenty of ideas for a sequel, and director Jan de Bont under contract.
Some drawbacks to this plan:
Sandra Bullock was afraid of water.
Both actors took the role to provide financing for other movies.
A hurricane struck Saint Martin again, destroying most of the set as it was being built.
Boats are not good fits for movies called Speed.
Brian Kirk entered negotiations, then Patty Jenkins agreed to direct in September 2011.
Alan Taylor was then hired to direct and Robert Rodat to rewrite Paynes script.
This came from an attempt to hey both fans of the MCU and keep the films accessible for newcomers.
Their script calledExtremely Violentat this stage started a bidding war that attracted Arnold Schwarzenegger.
It was still deemed unsuitable.
McTiernan called Black again, asking for help with the action sequences, but Black declined.
Despite this, a release date was set in stone, a mere nine and a half months away.
McTiernan was also uncertain how to approach the movie, whether it was for kids or action aficionados.
A test screening led to a decision to reshoot the ending.
There was a lot of hubris involved in this film.
He got moved onto another project, and Martin Campbell was brought on board.
Campbell wanted Bradley Cooper for the lead, the studio wanted Ryan Reynolds.
He was not popular on set.
This was an attempt to increase the films profitability, as with Willis casting, that backfired.
