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Ice Cube's 'War of the Worlds' Faces Production Chaos

9/14/2025

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Ice Cube faced production challenges while filming “War of the Worlds” in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, completing his scenes in 15 days.
He filmed without the director or co-stars present.
The release was delayed as Universal sold the film to Amazon and added footage.
The movie includes real surveillance footage and premiered on July 30, 2025, with a 4% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ice Cube portrays William Radford, a computer security analyst confronting an alien invasion.

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Story summary

Ice Cube faced production challenges while filming “War of the Worlds” in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, completing his scenes in 15 days.
He filmed without the director or co-stars present.
The release was delayed as Universal sold the film to Amazon and added footage.
The movie includes real surveillance footage and premiered on July 30, 2025, with a 4% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ice Cube portrays William Radford, a computer security analyst confronting an alien invasion.