11 movies that took a long time to complete

1. Cleopatra

Time: 5 years

Reason: In 1958, pre-production began, which featured Joan Collins for the lead role. Two years had passed and no scenes had been recorded. Collins abandoned the project, being replaced by Elizabeth Taylor. Shortly thereafter, it was the turn of the actors who would give life to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony abandon the movie. After six days of recording, the director was fired. At a cost 20 times higher than planned, "Cleopatra" was released in 1963.

2. A Lego Adventure

Lifespan: 6 years

Why: Animations tend to take longer to produce, but “A Lego Adventure” took longer than usual due to the amount of changes made to the original script.

3. Eraserhead

Lifespan: 6 years

Reason: In 1971, writer and director David Lynch moved to Los Angeles and began work on the film, which would be his first short film. The financial support he got from the American Film Institute was not enough and David had to ask relatives and friends for help. Only in 1977 the movie was released.

4. Sleeping Beauty

Time: 8 years

Reason: First, the film was entirely studio shot, with real actors, to provide a basis for the animators.

5. Kronos

Time: 8 years

Reason: Just director Guillermo del Toro's dedication to making every detail go as planned would guarantee a long time for filming. However, financial problems caused the work to take longer than expected.

6. The Simpsons: The Movie

Time: 10 years

Reason: The script has been changed almost 160 times, as the ideas for film were eventually used for the episodes on TV. In addition, since production was approved in 1997, it has been four years before the agreement was reached for the voice actors to work on the film.

7. I Declare You Husband and ... Larry

Time: 10 years

Reason: Producer Tom Shadyac's initial idea was to start the movie in 1999. The protagonists would be Nicolas Cage and Will Smith, and the original name would be "I Declare You Joe and ... Benny." However, Tom was only able to start filming 8 years later.

8. Roar

Time: 10 years

Reason: After a trip to Africa, “The Exorcist” producer Noel Marshall and his wife, actress Tippi Hedren, decided to shoot a movie using lions. The initial idea was to use trained animals, but animal owners claimed that the only way to make the film real was to raise the lions.

For 10 years, the family illegally raised about 150 animals, including lions, tigers, cougars, elephants and giraffes. Throughout this period the film was being recorded, including the numerous times the team endangers itself with the animals. The feature call couldn't be more appropriate: "No animals were injured during the filming of this movie. 70 cast and crew members went."

9. Boyhood

Lifespan: 12 years

Reason: Director Richard Linklater didn't want to wear makeup to age the actors or even change them during the shoot, so he kept the same cast and recorded the movie for 12 years.

10. Avatar

Time: 15 years

Reason: In 1994, director James Cameron produced an 80-page outline with the story that would give rise to "Avatar." Following the smash success of "Titanic" in 1997, Cameron was already considering starting to record the work. However, it had to wait until the necessary technology was completed. Meanwhile, the focus was on script and na'vi language.

11. The Knight of Arabia

Time: 29 years

Reason: An animated epic, "The Knight of Arabia" was recorded by director Richard Williams for 26 years. The work began in 1964 and, being independent, suffered from many breaks and lack of funding. After making a hit with Roger Rabbit, "the director signed a contract with Warner Bros. But, failing to finish the film in time, Williams was pulled out of the project and producer Fred Calvert finished the job.