▲TV shows and movies often take real-life stories and make them cinematic. However, sometimes our favorite shows and movies accidentally imitate events, with big consequences. Take 'The Hunt,' a new satire in which liberals and conservatives engage in a violent competition. The recent mass shootings in the US have caused producers to halt marketing of the film, at least until the national conversation calms down. This has happened time and time again, with major movies like 'Spider-Man' and 'Bird Box' swapping out scenes that reference real-life tragedy. Click on to learn more, and read up on the shows and movies that hit just a little too close to home.

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The "Rust" movie was interrupted by a tragic accident when a firearm discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Actor Alec Baldwin, handling the weapon, was involved.

▲'The Hunt' is a new satire film originally thought to be released in September. Marketing of the film, which depicts a gory battle between liberals and conservatives, has been delayed due to the recent mass shootings in America.

▲Back in 2016, Idris Elba starred in 'Bastille Day,' a thriller about two agents who respond to a terrorist attack in Paris. The 2016 terror attack in Nice caused studios to push the film back.

▲'Spider-Man,' released in 2002, featured a scene in which the superhero scaled the World Trade Center. The scene was removed after the September 11 attacks.

▲Bruce Willis starred in a remake of the 1974 vigilante film. However, the mass shooting in Las Vegas reportedly pushed the movie back a couple months.

▲'Men In Black II' originally featured a climax atop the World Trade Center. The setpiece was eventually changed to the Statue of Liberty.

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'Friends' producers had to change a whole episode, which featured Chandler being detained in an airport after making a joke about a bomb.

▲This mystery thriller about a missing girl was due for release in 2007, the same year British girl Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal.

▲For that reason, the film had a delayed UK release. It was originally intended for December 28, but eventually came out in June 2008.

▲Thriller show 'Shooter' stars Ryan Phillippe as a retired Marine sniper. USA Network pushed back the premiere, due to the high-profile deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police.

▲Fashion comedy 'Zoolander' is set in New York, and was released on September 28, 2001. Editors made sure to remove the World Trade Center from the film's frames.

▲After the 2015 terror attacks in Paris, CBS decided to pull an episode of 'Supergirl,' which featured the superhero saving National City from a series of coordinated bombings.

▲CBS was due to air an 'NCIS' episode which centered around a girl who gets recruited by a terrorist organization. The 2015 Paris attacks delayed the airing of this episode.

▲'Legends' was another show that was postponed due to the Paris attacks. 'The Legend of Curtis Ballard' is partly set in Paris, the scene of a peaceful protest which turns violent.

▲The first test screening of 'Strangelove' was originally going to take place on November 22, 1963.

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However, because of President Kennedy's assasination the same day, it was pushed back until January.

▲The death of Heath Ledger shocked the world, and major changes were made to his half-completed final film. Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell stepped in to play the character, and donated their earnings to Ledger's daughter.

▲Colin Farrell stars in this claustrophobic thriller, which was actually delayed twice. It was pushed back from 2001, due to the September 11 attacks.

▲A new date of November 2002 also had to be pushed back, due to the Washington D.C. sniper attacks.

▲The all-star comedy romp was originally titled 'Neighborhood Watch.' However, the murder of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, caused the studio to change its name to 'The Watch.'

▲'Buffy' episode 'Earshot' was going to come out a week after the Columbine massacre, but was delayed until September 1999. The episode centers around Buffy stopping a school shooter.

▲Freddie Krueger was originally scripted to be an accused child molester. However, the Kern County child abuse cases made Wes Craven rethink his decision.

▲Believe it or not, 'Brüno' was edited the day of its red carpet premiere.

▲It featured a scene in which Brüno humiliates LaToya Jackson, the sister of Michael Jackson, who died the day of the film's premiere.

▲A plot line in 'Gangster Squad' follows mob members who shoot up a movie theater.

▲Due to the Aurora theater shooting, the scene was removed, and the film was pushed back from 2012 to 2013.

▲'The Program' originally featured a scene in which college recruits lie down in the middle of a bustling street. Three teens died trying to imitate the scene, so post-theatrical versions have it edited out.

▲Viral Netflix thriller 'Bird Box' was controversial in that it used footage from a 2013 train disaster in Quebec. After initially refusing, Netflix eventually agreed to remove the footage.

▲The finale of 'Mr. Robot' season one was postponed, because it featured a scene similar to the real-life murders of news anchors Alison Parker and Adam Ward.

▲An episode of 'Cult' featured a mass shooting in its plot. The 2017 Las Vegas shooting led FX to heavily edit the scene.

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This reality show focused on the Wyatt Family, who sell guns out of their store in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. After the Sandy Hook shooting, the show was pulled by the Discovery Channel.

Famous movies and TV shows stopped by real-life tragedy

'Spider-Man', 'Bird Box' and 'Phone Booth' are examples of releases postponed due to the 9/11 attacks

25/04/25 por StarsInsider

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TV shows and movies often take real-life stories and make them cinematic. However, sometimes our favorite shows and movies accidentally imitate events, with big consequences. Take 'The Hunt,' a new satire in which liberals and conservatives engage in a violent competition. The recent mass shootings in the US have caused producers to halt marketing of the film, at least until the national conversation calms down. This has happened time and time again, with major movies like 'Spider-Man' and 'Bird Box' swapping out scenes that reference real-life tragedy. Click on to learn more, and read up on the shows and movies that hit just a little too close to home.