Last December, it was revealed that filming of director Alex Proyas'
Paradise Lost had been postponed due to budgetary concerns. Inspired by by the John Milton peom, Bradley Cooper was signed up to play Lucifer, while Benjamin Walker was set to star as Michael. However,
Deadline now reports that the movie (which also had several other actors lined up for various roles) has been scrapped completely by Legendary Pictures. The decision was made following attempts to bring the budget down to a more manageable $120 million, but the problem in the end was the cost of the visual effects. The site don't elaborate on this point, but the general buzz is that the technology just doesn't exist to fully realise Proyas' vision. Despite deals being made and an unrevealed eight figure sum having been spent by producers to get this far, it looks like for now,
Paradise Lost is...well, lost to us.