Writers' Strike Casualties

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  Golden Globes
  Faced with the threat of a WGA picket line and a universal agreement among nominees to boycott the ceremony, the traditionally glitzy, boozy extravaganza has been replaced by a news conference to announce winners. Sounds like a real hoot. (Focus Features)

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  'Shantaram'
  Warner Bros. called off the February start date on this Mira Nair-directed flick, in which Johnny Depp was set to star as an Australian heroin addict who escapes prison, pretends to be a doctor in India and eventually fights against the Russians in Afghanistan. Busy guy. (Getty Images)

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  'Bruno'
  Although Sacha Baron Cohen has completed the script for his film about gay fashion reporter Bruno, shooting has yet to begin. The reason: Its improvisational 'Borat'-like filming style necessitates on-the-fly script rewrites, which is NOT cool during a WGA strike. (Getty Images)

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  'Justice League of America'
  It could be a long time before Superman and Batman meet on the big screen. With no shooting script and options expiring on potential cast members (man, we would have liked to see the buxom Megan Gale, pictured, as Wonder Woman), Warner Bros. has had to postpone production on its ensemble superhero flick. (Getty Images)

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  'State of Play'
  Universal threatened to sue Brad Pitt when he dropped out of the film in November, citing an unfinished script and leaving co-stars Rachel McAdams, Edward Norton and Jason Bateman in the lurch. Luckily, Russell Crowe swooped in to replace him, saving the film from a strike-induced demise. (Getty Images)

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  'Transformers 2'
  With no script, Michael Bay will likely have to push back production -- as well as the June 26, 2009, release date -- on his follow-up to last summer's mega-hit 'Transformers.' Somewhere, Optimus Prime is crying. (Paramount)

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  'Edwin A. Salt'
  Thanks to strike-prompted script concerns, this Tom Cruise starrer -- about a CIA agent accused of being a Russian sleeper spy out to kill the president -- lost two directors, Terry George and Michael Mann, before nabbing Peter Berg ('The Kingdom') to helm. (Getty Images)

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  'Angels and Demons'
  Tom Hanks has plenty of time to grow his hair out to reprise his role as cryptographer Robert Langdon. Due to an unfinished script by Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman, the Ron Howard-directed prequel to 'The Da Vinci Code' has pushed its release date from Dec. 19, 2008, to May 15, 2009. (Getty Images)

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  'Pinkville'
  United Artists postponed Oliver Stone's historical drama about an army general (Bruce Willis) investigating the My Lai Massacre, citing Stone's penchant for script-tinkering during shooting. As a result, Willis dropped out, making the film another casualty of the writers' war. (Getty Images)

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  'Nine'
  Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Sophia Loren will have to wait to flaunt their singing and dancing skills. This Rob Marshall-directed musical, which had planned to start lensing in March, is another victim of an unfinished script. (Getty Images)