Justice for Love (2023 film)

Justice for Love is an unmade 2023 American apocalyptic drama film that was to be produced by Paramount Pictures. It is supposed to be a remake of the 2020 film #JusticeForLove: End of the World by Toho and GMA Pictures.

In the film, a renowned celebrity tries to find closure in her life as she befriends a depressed woman attempting to reunite with her family while an asteroid threatens to impact Earth. Unlike the original film which takes place in San Francisco and the Philippines, the film mostly takes place in New York City.

Production
Following the phenomenal success of the original film, Paramount Pictures became interested in doing an American remake of the film, with a big budget and A-list actors. This would also be a great next step to follow up on the success of Don't Look Up, which Paramount originally planned to release theatrically.

Paramount hired John Krasinski to direct the film, who previously directed A Quiet Place and its sequel, and hired Chris Sparling to write the film's screenplay. Sparling previously wrote Greenland, that was released around the same month as the original film. For the lead role, Krasinski approached actress Alicia Silverstone. Silverstone was previously approached for a cameo in the original film, but declined.

They also intended to closely follow the original film, albeit changing the characters and the setting, while keeping the general plot of the original. The film is meant to show how people would react to an imminent global catastrophic event, more similar to the films Last Night and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, while removing the asteroid impact avoidance themes from the original.

However, they would soon learn that Toho signed a deal with Legendary Pictures to produce their own remake of the film with a tentative release date of 2026. Paramount proceeded to sue both Toho and Legendary for the rights to the Justice for Love duology, claiming that they had a written contract to produce their own remake; however, Toho denied such a deal.

Eventually, a federal judge ruled that Legendary did in fact have the rights to produce a remake of #JusticeForLove: End of the World. This forced Paramount to abandon its plans for the film.