reshoot
verb
re·shoot
(ˌ)rē-ˈshüt 
reshot
(ˌ)rē-ˈshät
; reshooting
; reshooting
: to shoot (something) again: such as
a
: to fire (a weapon) again
reshoot a gun
b
: to film or photograph (something) again
reshot the scene
reshoot
noun
plural reshoots
The filmmaker is famous for his reshoots, which are built into the production's budget and schedule.
—
Jean Oppenheimer
Jean Oppenheimer
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Sometimes the company will spend between $300,000 and $500,000 to reshoot underperforming movies, releasing what amounts to an anti-directors’ cut — an algorithm cut?
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
But an iconic performance was still delivered for the show’s studio audience, when Clarkson had to reshoot a pickup of one of her questions after the interviews.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a decision was made to recast the role, and Watson had to reshoot her A.B. scenes with Esposito.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The new season comes after a long, nearly three-year wait for fans, and amid costly rewrites and reshoots that Stiller, a notorious perfectionist, wanted.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
But an iconic performance was still delivered for the show’s studio audience, when Clarkson had to reshoot a pickup of one of her questions after the interviews.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a decision was made to recast the role, and Watson had to reshoot her A.B. scenes with Esposito.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The new season comes after a long, nearly three-year wait for fans, and amid costly rewrites and reshoots that Stiller, a notorious perfectionist, wanted.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Reshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reshoot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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