COVID-19 has changed a lot of things over the past year. Besides quarantine and everyone getting sick, the pandemic had put a halt to many jobs. One thing that had moviegoers a little upset was the halt in the productions of many movies and TV shows. The good news, while the pandemic is still going on, is that some productions have continued.
Let’s take a look at three productions being filmed in Vancouver right now that you should be looking forward to seeing sometime hopefully next year.
Lost in Space season 3.
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The lost in space series is currently on Netflix, and it follows the Robinson family as they, like the title suggests, get lost in space. The first season had them battling through the harsh conditions of an alien planet along with fellow survivors. But when the planet resorts to extreme global warming, everyone needs to find a way to get off and reunite with the mothership, the Resolute. That of course, does not go as planned and the Robinsons are sucked into a space rift into a different galaxy. Also, important note; there is a cool alien robot with them, along with some other interesting characters.
The second season takes place seven months after the first season settled on a new planet. Upon managing to fly off, they somehow manage to again reunite with the Resolute. This however leads to more catastrophe, a new alien planet with the current survivors of the resolute, because the ship has… something wrong with it. When the Robinsons manage to help start getting survivors settled back on the ship, things go sideways yet again. There’s mutiny, an all-out robot attack, and some mischievous scheming along the way. The season ends with the Robinsons being split up and jumping to find their safe haven planet, Alpha Centauri. Only to find the legendary lost ship Fortuna instead, abandoned.
Season three will be the final season and pick up where the second season ended. The parents and kids will be separated and who knows what will be in store for either side. Unlike the first two seasons, the writers and directors have made it clear that they want season 3 to have a firm and satisfying ending. The season has resumed filming in Vancouver in September and is looking for a release date of 2021. No details on when next year, possibly somewhere in the middle, but hopefully not too long after. In the meantime, get caught up on the series’ first two seasons, both are on Netflix and only ten episodes so it’s a wild ride from start to finish.
The Adams Project.
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The next item on the list is Ryan Reynolds’ new Netflix movie, The Adam Project. The Canadian actor is back in Vancouver to start working on this new project, with Mark Ruffalo and Catherine Keener to join him. The project will be directed by Shaw Levy.
The film is set to be about time travel (if only we could travel to before the virus) and will follow Ryan Reynolds’ character as “a man who travels back in time to get help from his 13-year-old self. Together, they have to find their late father, who is now the same age as Reynolds, and set things right in order to save the future.” That father of Reynolds’ character will be played by Mark Ruffalo, who will be putting the science back into acting as he plays a brilliant physicist.
As for other stars that we know about, Catherine Keener will be playing the villain in the sci-fi adventure. Alex Mallari Jr. will be playing the villain’s right-hand man. Jennifer Garner will be playing the mother of Reynolds’ 13-year-old self, who will be played by Walker Scobell. Scobell is new to the scene; he has been discovered in an acting class with no acting credits as of yet. And Zoe Saldana will be playing Reynolds’ wife.
Filming started this November, and a release date for the movie has not yet been announced or even speculated. This should be another interesting Netflix movie, Ryan Reynolds’ fourth Netflix original. Reynolds and Ruffalo together on screen for the first time in a sci-fi time-traveling adventure. Let’s hope the movie is not slowed too much by COVID-19.
The Mighty Ducks.
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And last but certainly not least on the list, The Mighty Ducks. The series, based on the 1992 film under the same name, is going to be an upcoming sports streaming television series coming to Disney+.
The series will follow a 12-year-old boy named Evan who got kicked off the Mighty Ducks’ junior division team. He then goes to try and create his own hockey team. Brandy Noon will play the role of Evan, joined by Lauren Graham as his mother, and Emilio Estevez will reprise his role as coach Gordan Bombay.
The casting was set in February 2020, with filming planned to start on February 18th. However, due to the pandemic, it was delayed until more than half a year later. Filming started in September and is set to wrap up on December 17th this year. Filming will take place in Vancouver, and the series will be directed by James Griffiths. Disney TV studios made an agreement with British Columbia unions for testing the cast and crew members and now the series is well underway for filming.
The series will release on Disney+, and it will be 10 episodes. The date has not yet been announced.
And there you have it, three productions being filmed in Vancouver right now. None have been confirmed for releases yet, but all three seem to be worthwhile checking out. Hopefully, there won’t be too many more delays on any of them due to the pandemic, but no one can say for certain. In the meantime, though while you wait, be sure to catch up on the first two seasons of Lost in Space on Netflix. You will not want to miss out on what is going to happen in the third.