Jennifer Lopez Movie ‘Unstoppable’ Suspended Amid Writers Strike
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In another blow to indie filmmaking and more jobs lost, the Artists Equity production of Unstoppable, we hear, has been halted against the backdrop of the Writers Strike.
Logically, these productions getting stopped will return at the latest when the strike ends. The news comes in the wake of picketers forcing Unstoppable to shut-down on Wednesday, which was lensing at USC.
Filming on the Jennifer Lopez- Jharrel Jerome wrestling drama had been going on for the last two weeks. Two weeks ago, the Aziz Ansari directed Keanu Reeves-Seth Rogen Lionsgate feature, Good Fortune, was coerced to suspend production amid the writers strike as picketing heated up at its LA Koreatown location.
Unstoppable is based on the story of Anthony Robles (Jerome), a 3x All-American wrestler born with one leg who prevailed in a national championship at Arizona State.
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