QWhy were certain characters killed off?
AJoss Whedon has revealed that Wash and Book were killed off when the actors playing those roles could not commit to sequels. This posed a difficult problem for Whedon, as Universal wanted to be sure that sequels could be made easily if the first film was a success. According to Whedon it was the lawyers on the film who suggested killing off the characters in order to make Universal more sure about the project. He was initially reluctant, but soon agreed it was the best (and possibly only) viable solution.Whedon's original 190 page script told the same story, but with all of the crew surviving.
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AEven though the film had 'disappointing' box office results, the DVD sales of the show and film have been overwhelming. Rumours had it that another film, whether a sequel or prequel, was in talks (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=6068&count=25) but these have since been deemed false (http://entertainment.msn.com/new-on-dvd/feature-article/?news=281562).Joss Whedon had recently said "Ive said repeatedly that I would love to make another movie with these guys, and that remains the case. It also remains the case that Im booked up by Marvel for the next three years, and that I havent even been able to get 'Dr. Horrible 2' off the ground because of that. So I dont even entertain the notion of entertaining the notion of doing this, and wont. Couple years from now, when Nathan [Fillion]s no longer [on] 'Castle' and Im no longer the Tom Hagen of the Marvel Universe and making a giant movie, we might look and see where the market is then. But right now, its a complete non-Kickstarter for me,"
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