Scott Derrickson reflected on his 2008 remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves. 'It was one of those movies where it didn't turn out as well as it needed to because of a lot of reasons...'
Scott Derrickson talks about directing the critical flop The Day The Earth Stood Still, saying making the movie was a "horrific experience." Released in 2008, the film did well at the box office, pulling in over $233 million, but was widely panned by critics with many faulting the story as incoherent and stilted. The film starred Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Related: The Day The Earth Stopped: A Mockbuster More Fun Than The Original [I]t was a horrific experience and the movie did not turn out good. Well, it turned out okay in places at least. But it was one of those movies where it didn't turn out as well as it needed to because of a lot of reasons, the writers' strike being the main one. And so after that movie, I was not really employable as a director for almost two years.