How The Shawshank Redemption Would Have Ended Without Studio Notes — cinemablend.com

In commemoration of The Shawshank Redemption's 20th anniversary, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences held a celebration screening and Q&A at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. In attendance was the movie's writer-director Frank Darabont, as well as its stars, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. While sharing some insights on the film and its making, the trio dropped some shocking truths. Among them that studio notes saved The Shawshank Redemption from an ambiguous ending that may have been too much to take.

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