MORTAL KOMBAT 2 And FX's ALIEN TV Series Among The Projects Set To Be Delayed By SAG-AFTRA Strike

MORTAL KOMBAT 2 And FX's ALIEN TV Series Among The Projects Set To Be Delayed By SAG-AFTRA Strike

With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA both on strike for the first time since 1960, a number of productions have been halted, including those overseas. Find out what's happening with Alien and Mortal Kombat 2 here!

By JoshWilding - Jul 14, 2023 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Mortal Kombat
Source: Variety (via SFFGazette.com)

As of midnight on Thursday, SAG-AFTRA has joined the WGA on strike, and that means Hollywood has come to a very sudden halt. A number of high-profile productions have already been forced to pause work in recent weeks, and more are set to join them, albeit overseas instead of solely in the U.S.

For the first time since 1960, when a strike is called, the union will direct its 160,000 members to immediately stop all scripted film and TV work around the world. That also means no junkets, premieres, or interviews, though we don't anticipate the studios and streamers backing down.

As a result, it could be months before movies and TV shows resume work as normal and that's inevitably going to result in some big release date delays. 

According to Variety (via SFFGazette.com), the fact actors will soon be unable to work means both Gladiator 2 (which is shooting in Morocco) and the Australia-based Mortal Kombat 2 will have no other choice than to stop production. 

The latter only recently started shooting and excitement has rapidly been building thanks to a combination of impressive casting additions and on-set teases. Now, that momentum will suffer a fatality, though one benefit is the fact Mortal Kombat 2 is undated, ensuring any sort of delay could go largely unnoticed. 

In terms of the small screen, Noah Hawley's Alien TV series for FX is currently in the midst of pre-production in Thailand. 

According to the trade, the show is an ambitious undertaking which has so far booked out a number of Bangkok studios in preparation for a large shoot. Well, with a mix of SAG-AFTRA and Equity members making up the cast (including two of the leads), work would have to continue minus a number of crucial stars. 

This is disastrous for Hollywood and, in the weeks ahead, it will likely be easier to tell you what hasn't been delayed than what has. We'd also advise bracing yourselves for what could be a very quiet second half of 2024 in terms of new film and television content.

We'll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more.

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Scarilian
Scarilian - 7/14/2023, 3:01 PM
I'm personally more disappointed about the potential for delays to Sonic 3, while not a perfect franchise it was enjoyable and was looking forward to seeing that next year... now it'll probably be delayed till 2025.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2023, 3:08 PM


Pretty much every movie or show in production will be shutting down so this ain’t news haha
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/14/2023, 4:00 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Gonna be like COVID 2.0 for the release schedule 😅
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2023, 4:21 PM
@tmp3 - no wonder quality may be suffering for many blockbusters at the least

Shit keeps shuffling more then a deck of cards because the worlds constantly seems to be in turmoil haha
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 7/14/2023, 3:27 PM
Well at least for me I'm still getting Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla x Kong and the Monsterverse television series on time along with Dune 2 but stay strong WGA and SAG they need yall.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 7/14/2023, 6:25 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - Godzilla minus one was never going to be effected by the strike as Idt the wga has any power in foreign film studios but yes I’m with you on the king’s other projects. Pretty sure the new empire is safe but the series hasn’t even had a production photo released so I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 7/14/2023, 6:32 PM
@EZBeast - Yeah I was just mentioning all the projects I'm looking forward that won't be affected by the strike. They actually wrapped filming on the TV series months about they're working on the vfx now.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 7/14/2023, 6:47 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - really? How come they aren’t showing us anything about it??? I’ve been pumped for a while to see it
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 7/14/2023, 9:25 PM
@EZBeast - They released one photo but yeah they've been quietly moving forward with this with a release at between late summer and fall apparently it needs to come out before Godzilla x Kong. KDM Monsters on IG and Twitter is pretty knowledgeable about that stuff.
TMW1987ProudProWrestlingFan
TMW1987ProudProWrestlingFan - 7/14/2023, 3:28 PM
More time to come up with the best fatality choice for Cole Young!

And time to decide whether to do it 30 seconds or 5 minutes into the movie.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2023, 3:59 PM
@TMW1987ProudProWrestlingFan -

I got some enjoyment out of the reboot but Cole certainly wasn’t the reason why
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