September 27, 2012 — "Why has Part 2 been recast?" We get that question more often than any other about Atlas Shrugged Part 2. Unlike the James Bond franchise, multi-part adaptations from a single literary work tend to use the same cast throughout. That's true of Lord of the Rings—a model that the Atlas team often discussed—and of The Godfather. Why not Atlas Shrugged?

The answer requires a bit of history. When John Aglialoro decided to do the film adaptation as an independent production, after a long series of unsuccessful efforts in partnership with studios like Lionsgate, his option was about to expire. In early April, 2010, after the last Lionsgate effort collapsed, he took the plunge. He teamed up with veteran producer Harmon Kaslow. Over the next two months they formed a production company; opened an office in Los Angeles; created the script, which Aglialoro co-wrote with Brian Patrick O’Toole; hired the production team and crew; auditioned cast; and lined up locations for shooting the film. Paul Johansson signed on as director just nine days before filming was to begin, after the first director was fired. Cameras rolled on June 13, two days before the deadline.

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