At one point in an early draft of MIBInternational, a music group a la The Beatles were to be the bad guys – with four people merging into one villain
? The stakes were high. A misstep could kill a franchise. Or two.
Early drafts of the script were described as being edgier and more timely, tying the story to the current debate surrounding immigration. At one point, a music group a la The Beatles were to be the bad guys, with four people merging into one villain. Multiple sources describe Parkes, who had final cut on the movie and who had written movies such as the 1980s classic, as having a heavy hand in overseeing rewrites not only during the preproduction process but during production as well.
Two sources say that Parkes at times also stepped in on helming duties, although no Directors Guild of America rules were said to have been violated. Gray tried to exit the production several times but was convinced to stay by the studio, a source says. Remarkably, the postproduction process was relatively smooth. There were no major reshoots and test screenings were mainly limited to friends and family on the lot, says one source. “It wasn’t asituation,” says the studio source, referring to the recent X-Men movie that faced reshoots and major retooling after principal photography had wrapped.
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