FILMED BACK-TO-BACK
This is a list of productions that were filmed back-to-back.
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- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSnoop DoggBig PunIce-TAn insane preacher (Snoop Dogg) seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate (Big Pun & Fat Joe) for the death of his family and the burning of his church.Director Albert Pyun shot URBAN MENACE simultaneously with THE WRECKING CREW and CORRUPT in a derelict factory in Eastern Europe.... using the same cast. This led to some confusion with some of the cast.... as they did not know which character and what movie they were playing in from one scene to the next. It was originally intended for URBAN MENACE and THE WRECKING CREW to be sections of a single film.... but the producers decided to make additional films.
The budget only permitted two stuntmen.... making deaths repetitive. Pyun often superimposed the stars' faces onto stand-ins. Half the finished film was lost in transit.... requiring substitution of rough duplicate footage; large parts of URBAN MENACE are in black and white.... and the photography is often blurry. The movies also share the same Ice-T soundtrack playing almost constantly through-out the running-time. All of the scenes featuring the starring rappers were shot in New York.... with the rest of the cast filming in Central and Eastern Europe.
Albert Pyun mentions on the director's commentary for the DVD that Snoop Dogg.... despite listed in the credits and having his face and name on the poster.... did not film any scenes for THE WRECKING CREW. The clips of Snoop Dogg in the movie were taken from a combination of URBAN MENACE and behind the scenes footage of him talking about making music edited to make it look like he's playing another character. - DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSilkk the ShockerIce-TTarsha Nicole JonesAfter decades of terror, two deadly street gangs reach a delicate truce and young MJ (Silkk the Shocker) sees a way out of the hood once and for all. Only Corrupt (Ice-T) stands in MJ's way, resulting into a violent and brutal roller coaster ride of action!SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsIce-TErnie Hudson Jr.T.J. StormA high-level government hit squad is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonAfter visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.After the success of BACK TO THE FUTURE.... the two sequels Part II and Part III were in production from February 1989 to January 1990.... with only a three-week break in principal photography between films and some of the filming of the third film overlapping with the second. The two films were released six months apart.... in November 1989 and May 1990 respectively.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydMary SteenburgenStranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.The LORD OF THE RINGS film series was filmed entirely over 438 days in New Zealand from October 1999 to December 2000.... with pickup shots done prior to each film's theatrical release from 2001 to 2003.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.The HOBBIT film series was filmed back-to-back in New Zealand from March 2011 to July 2012.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard ArmitageThe dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard ArmitageBilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.WAKE UP, RON BURGUNDY: THE LOST MOVIE is a 2004 American direct-to-video counterpart film to the film ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY. It is composed of outtakes and scrapped storylines from the original film and was released bundled with the home release of ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegatePaul RuddWhile Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone persists, a group of unprofessional thieves endeavor to make "the truth" known.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN II were filmed simultaneously in 1977 to be a two-part epic. However.... due to off-screen difficulties between the producers and director Richard Donner.... production on the sequel was stopped in order to finish the first film for a December 1978 release. Filming on SUPERMAN II resumed in 1979 with a new director (Richard Lester).... and was released in Australia in December 1980 and in the UK and US in April and June 1981. A director's cut of the sequel was released in 2006.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMargot KidderSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and AVENGERS: ENDGAME were filmed back-to-back from January 2017 to January 2018.... with reshoots for ENDGAME concluding in October 2018.... and released a year apart.... in April 2018 and April 2019 respectively.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverJake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and AVATAR 3 were filmed back-to-back from 2017 to 2020. THE WAY OF WATER was released in 2022 and AVATAR 3 is scheduled to be released in 2025.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSigourney WeaverSequel of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The plot is unknown.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJames CameronStarsZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSigourney WeaverSequel of Avatar 3 (2025). The plot is unknown.Set to be filmed back-to-back with AVATAR 5.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsMichelle YeohSigourney WeaverZoe SaldanaSequel of Avatar 4 (2029) and last movie of the "Avatar" saga. The plot is unknown.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossFreedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.The MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS were filmed back-to-back from March 2001 to August 2002.... and released six months apart.... in May and November 2003 respectively.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossThe human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN's CHEST and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END were filmed back-to-back from February 2005 to January 2007.... and released ten months apart.... in July 2006 and May 2007 respectively.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyCaptain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.SEE ABOVE