Mike Flanagan Reveals How Troubled ‘House of Usher’ Production Got Back on Track, Says ‘Dark Tower’ Is Likely to Happen Post-Strike
variety.comWilliam Earl During a lively Tribeca Festival masterclass discussion on genre filmmaking, director Mike Flanagan spoke with writer Justina Ireland, who was in the writers’ room for Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” about how he was able to continue making the series after on-set disruption.
In April 2022, Variety reported that Frank Langella, the lead of the series, was recast “following an investigation into alleged misconduct on set.” Bruce Greenwood took over the role, which included reshoots since Langella left midway through production.
Ireland asked Flanagan about the difficulty of being a creative who has to be leader on set, alluding to a difficult person on “Usher” and mentioning that the audience could Google the behind-the-scenes drama if they weren’t in the know.
Flanagan answered the question without naming specific people or incidents, saying: “The management of production is something there is no real training for.
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