Editing Michael (2025) (section)

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] was scheduled to begin in mid-2023 over 80 days in Santa Barbara and was projected to spend $120 million on crew wages and vendors, according to the [[California Film Commission]].<ref name="LATimesMar2023" /> Filming was delayed in September 2023 due to the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]].<ref name="FilmingDelay" /> Filming eventually began on January 22, 2024,<ref name="ReleaseDate" /> with [[Dion Beebe]] serving as the cinematographer. [[Barbara Ling]] serves as the production designer, and [[Marci Rodgers]] as the costume designer.<ref name="Crew" />