10 Movie Characters Killed In Reshoots

10. Dr. Susan McCallister - Deep Blue Sea

During the original shoot of classic shark B-movie Deep Blue Sea, apparent protagonist Dr. Susan McCallister (Saffron Burrows) made it to the end alive, but when Warner Bros. test-screened the film they discovered a surprising reaction they hadn't accounted for.

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As it turns out, test audiences absolutely loathed Susan, seeing her as chiefly responsible for the genetically engineered sharks running amok throughout the underwater research facility.

These audiences desperately wanted to see Susan pay for her runaway ambition in the most ultimate way. According to director Renny Harlin, one of the test screening feedback forms simply said of Susan, "Kill the b*tch!"

And so a brief reshoot was conducted in which Susan is brutally devoured by a shark.

Harlin also claims that he cut some of Susan's more sympathetic moments throughout the film to make her seem even more icy and ensure her death was even more cathartic for the audience.

It's a genuinely shocking moment, honestly, and oh so satisfying.

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