History Trivia / The355

* TroubledProduction: The film was hit with some noticeable snags during pre-production and even right until filming. After being sold at Cannes as a female spy thriller in the vein of ''Film/MissionImpossible1996'' and ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' with Creator/JessicaChastain, Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/FanBingbing and Creator/PenelopeCruz in the cast with Simon Kinberg directing, everything seemed to be going fine...until Bingbing was arrested for tax evasion which also had repercussions on the Chinese industry, meaning pre-production was halted until she was released. There was also the fact that ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' was a massive BoxOfficeBomb and a huge loss for both Kinberg and Chastain. Then right before filming was set to begin, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-lead Creator/MarionCotillard both dropped out back to back, with Deakins leaving to work on ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' and Cotillard leaving over creative differences, with Creator/DianeKruger brought in to replace her. However, filming began in July 2019 and so far everything has gone went smoothly save for a stunt that resulted in Chastain suffering a head injury that led to a hospital visit. But then the film was pushed to January 2021, '''two years''' after filming. And then it got pushed to January 2022, meaning from the start of filming to its new release date the film will have taken four years to get released. When it did finally get released, it received tepid reception and before it premiered it was already projected to flop. In its opening weekend it made a paltry $4.6 million, below even ''Film/WestSideStory2021'', both films which were competing against the box-office smash ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Marie was originally a French agent played by Creator/MarionCotillard. After she dropped out, Creator/DianeKruger was cast and the character changed to a German agent.

* TroubledProduction: The film was hit with some noticeable snags during pre-production and even right until filming. After being sold at Cannes as a female spy thriller in the vein of ''Film/MissionImpossible1996'' and ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' with Creator/JessicaChastain, Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/FanBingbing and Creator/PenelopeCruz in the cast with Simon Kinberg directing, everything seemed to be going fine...until Bingbing was arrested for tax evasion which also had repercussions on the Chinese industry, meaning pre-production was halted until she was released. There was also the fact that ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' was a massive BoxOfficeBomb and a huge loss for both Kinberg and Chastain. Then right before filming was set to begin, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-lead Creator/MarionCotillard both dropped out back to back, with Deakins leaving to work on ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' and Cotillard leaving over creative differences, with Creator/DianeKruger brought in to replace her. However, filming began in July 2019 and so far everything has gone went smoothly save for a stunt that resulted in Chastain suffering a head injury that led to a hospital visit. But then the film was pushed to January 2021, '''two years''' after filming. And then it got pushed to January 2022, meaning from the start of filming to its new release date the film will have taken four years to get released. When it did finally get released, it received tepid reception and before it premiered it was already projected to flop. In its opening weekend it made a paltry $4.6 million, below even ''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'' (2021), both films which were competing against the box-office smash ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: '''Budget:''' $40–75 million, '''Box Office:''' $26.7 million.

* TroubledProduction: The film was hit with some noticeable snags during pre-production and even right until filming. After being sold at Cannes as a female spy thriller in the vein of ''Film/MissionImpossible1996'' and ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' with Creator/JessicaChastain, Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/FanBingbing and Creator/PenelopeCruz in the cast with Simon Kinberg directing, everything seemed to be going fine...until Bingbing was arrested for tax evasion which also had repercussions on the Chinese industry, meaning pre-production was halted until she was released. There was also the fact that ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' was a massive BoxOfficeBomb and a huge loss for both Kinberg and Chastain. Then right before filming was set to begin, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-lead Creator/MarionCotillard both dropped out back to back, with Deakins leaving to work on ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' and Cotillard leaving over creative differences, with Creator/DianeKruger brought in to replace her. However, filming began in July 2019 and so far everything has gone went smoothly save for a stunt that resulted in Chastain suffering a head injury that led to a hospital visit. But then the film was pushed to January 2021, '''two years''' after filming. And then it got pushed to January 2022, meaning from the start of filming to its new release date the film will have taken four years to get released. When it did finally get released, it received tepid reception and before it premiered it was already projected to flop. In its opening weekend it made a paltry $4.5 million, below even ''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'' (2021), both films which were competing against the box-office smash ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: '''Budget:''' $180 million, '''Box Office:''' $35 million.
* ContentLeak: The trailer was briefly leaked onto Youtube early 2020 before Universal took it off.

* ReleaseDateChange: The film was to debut on January 15, 2021 but was delayed to January 14, 2022, due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. It was then bumped up a week to January 7.

* TroubledProduction: The film was hit with some noticeable snags during pre-production and even right until filming. After being sold at Cannes as a female spy thriller in the vein of ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' with Creator/JessicaChastain, Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/FanBingbing and Creator/PenelopeCruz in the cast with Simon Kinberg directing, everything seemed to be going fine...until Bingbing was arrested for tax evasion which also had repercussions on the Chinese industry, meaning pre-production was halted until she was released. There was also the fact that ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' was a massive BoxOfficeBomb and a huge loss for both Kinberg and Chastain. Then right before filming was set to begin, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-lead Creator/MarionCotillard both dropped out back to back, with Deakins leaving to work on ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' and Cotillard leaving over creative differences, with Creator/DianeKruger brought in to replace her. However, filming began in July 2019 and so far everything has gone went smoothly save for a stunt that resulted in Chastain suffering a head injury that led to a hospital visit. But then the film was pushed to January 2021, '''two years''' after filming. And then it got pushed to January 2022, meaning from the start of filming to its new release date the film will have taken four years to get released. When it did finally get released, it received tepid reception and before it premiered it was already projected to flop. In its opening weekend it made a paltry $4.5 million, below even ''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'' (2021), both films which were competing against the box-office smash ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Marie was originally a French agent played by Creator/MarionCotillard. After she dropped out, Creator/DianeKruger was cast and the character changed to a German agent.

* ReleaseDateChange: The film was to debut on January 15, 2021 but was delayed to January 14, 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was then bumped up a week to January 7.
* TroubledProduction: The film was hit with some noticeable snags during pre-production and even right until filming. After being sold at Cannes as a female spy thriller in the vein of ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' with Creator/JessicaChastain, Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/FanBingbing and Creator/PenelopeCruz in the cast with Simon Kinberg directing, everything seemed to be going fine...until Bingbing was arrested for tax evasion which also had repercussions on the Chinese industry, meaning pre-production was halted until she was released. There was also the fact that ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' was a massive BoxOfficeBomb and a huge loss for both Kinberg and Chastain. Then right before filming was set to begin, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-lead Creator/MarionCotillard both dropped out back to back, with Deakins leaving to work on ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' and Cotillard leaving over creative differences, with Creator/DianeKruger brought in to replace her. However, filming began in July 2019 and so far everything has gone went smoothly save for a stunt that resulted in Chastain suffering a head injury that led to a hospital visit. But then the film was pushed to January 2021, '''two years''' after filming. And then it got pushed to January 2022, meaning from the start of filming to its new release date the film will have taken four years to get released. When it did finally get released, it received tepid reception and before it premiered it was already projected to flop. In it’s opening weekend it made a paltry $4.5 million, below even ''Film/WestSideStory2021'', both films which were competing against the box-office smash ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Marie was originally a French agent played by Creator/MarionCotillard. After she dropped out, Diane Kruger was cast and the character changed to a German agent.

* ReleaseDateChange: The film was to debut on January 15, 2021 but was delayed to January 14, 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was then bumped up a week to January 7.