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Summary: Every change made for this edit served to fix the original film and attain to the following goals.
A. To tighten the film and make it not a slogful experience.
B. To make it feel like Dead Reckoning Part Two
C. To make you feel like this is an ending- no unneeded open doors, just a conclusion that perhaps we could have a 9th but we feel that's not so open to possibility.
Detailed Edit List (click to expand)
Entire opening act cut until Gabriel & Ethan conversation sequence
Instead we open with Ethan awakening from a nightmare about the Entity, and we hear Grace telling him to "wake up"
Re-ordered Flashbacks and numerous edits to fix scene and pacing.
We go straight from Ethan & Grace to opening credits then to Ethan running to save Luthor
Removed interaction between disgruntled past enemy's son and Ethan on aircraft.
Re-structured Act 1 ending so we go from Ethan on plane to Luthor flashback -> Then team briefing
Act II
Removed entire fight between Ethan and Entity Cultist
Moved President telling the government she gave Ethan the key so that we have a smooth transition from house fight climax
Removed "Ice-Tub" scene with Ethan & Grace - we just see her pull him out, she does CPR then we cut to Ethan alone (VFX & Edit by Spence)
Act III:
Mostly the same (for now)
Main change - Removed all Governmental interventions with President - she no longer has her son to worry about and cut the conflict - all we see is them worried about the clock and nukes then go back to plane sequence.
