http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/ Intelligent film discussion, news, reviews and competitions en Copyright 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:04:31 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss According to early rumours Alex Proyas' epic sounding film Paradise Lost could well have been halted altogether by Legendary. Already on hold the project had been paused in order to revise budgets and bring the cost down from the apparent US $120 million it was already expected to break. The most frightening news is just how much money has been spent on the project already. The reason for the failure was apparently the required effects budget to make the heavenly war real on screen....
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