On 22 Jun 2020 at 07:17a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...

I wasn't aware those were options? Were there alternatives mooted by the director/writer?

Apparently so. I think they filmed #3 and vetoed it before it got to
an audience. I think the book ended with Red's voiceover on the bus.

I watched an interesting clip about the film on YouTube that touched on this. I'll share the link. Some fun trivia in it. https://youtu.be/18hXr6J7WZs

Best, Paul

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