New Job is a No Go

I was hoping to start a new job when I got back from Ireland. I'd been put in touch with the SFX coordinator for a new film being made at Fox Studios and was hopefully going to work in the Special Effects Department. The film turned out to be The Justice League Movie. Bit of a dream job really, as you can imagine, and only 10 minutes up the road for me (better than the hour I currently drive to work).

All seemed to be going well, except the writers strike in America was delaying the start of Production. I was asked to call back next week and they would let me know what was happening. The next week came and the guy I'd been speaking to (seems like a very nice guy) said the powers-that-be would be making a decision this week.

Well, he called me back today and told me the whole film has been canned. Due to the writers strike in America.

So there goes my big entrance into the film industry. The silver lining is though, that he has my details and said he will call as soon as the next project/film comes along.

Here is an excerpt from the Reuters news website...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The superheroes of "Justice League of America" will have to hang up their costumes, because the Hollywood writers strike prevents Warner Bros. from sorting out problems with the movie's script.

The feature, starring DC Comics staples such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman in live-action flesh, was to have been a special-effects extravaganza for the studio. George Miller ("Happy Feet") was attached as director.

Word leaked in the fall that the script, by the husband-and-wife team of Kieran and Michele Mulroney, was good but that subsequent rewrites, including the latest by Miller, had pacing issues and took the project in the wrong direction. With the 11-week writers strike in full swing, the studio decided it was best to wait to iron out the problems. more