I'm not sure if any of you have heard of this, but just recently, Natalie Portman's new movie (In which she's both acting in and producing), Jane's Got a Gun, lost it's director very suddenly. Jane's got a gun went all through it's pre-production and started it's first day of principal photography successfully. However, when day two came around, director Lynne Ramsay, was nowhere to be found. No word on where she went, or why she left, just gone. Producer, Scott Steindorff stated, "I have millions of dollars invested, we’re ready to shoot, we have a great script, crew and cast. I’m shocked and so disappointed someone would do this to 150 crew members who devoted so much time, energy, commitment and loyalty to a project, and then have the director not show up. It is insane somebody would do this to other people. I feel more for the crew and their families, but we are keeping the show going on, directors are flying in, and a replacement is imminent… My focus is on making this movie, but I will protect all my rights. This comes down to an irresponsible act by one person."
With recent updates on the film, it looks as though director, Gavin O'Connor. O'Connor is best known for recently directing "Warrior," starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton (who is also in Jane's Got a Gun). O'Connor is said to be picking up where Ramsay left off, and Production was only halted a few days. This is a great example of a studio, not only covering their asses, but covering them well. This could have been disastrous, however, Steindorff and Portman made a fantastic decision of keeping production going and finding a suitable replacement. I have no doubt O'Connor will do a fantastic job directing the film, and I'm curious to see why Ramsay left the film (If she ever formally states)
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