The film "Bird Box" on Netflix had a different, darker ending planned, according to the director Susanne Bier. The original script had Mary, the main character, sacrificing her own eye to avoid being attacked by the creatures. The creatures, described as having a wide, pale, and wet face with bulging eyes, were also supposed to be shown in a deleted scene, but the scene was cut because it was deemed too funny instead of scary.
Additionally, another deleted scene showed America having to choose which child to save by taking off their blindfold, but instead of making the choice, a flock of birds starts attacking each other and falling dead into the river, and the boat hits a rock. The scene was replaced with the rapids making the boat capsize.
The director chose to cut these scenes to avoid leaving the audience with a negative feeling and to make the film less bloody.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The film's director, Susanne Bier, chose to cut a scene from the original script because it was too dark and would have left audiences with a negative feeling.
2. The original script had a scene where Mary, the main character, pierces her own eye with a knife to prevent the creatures from looking at her.
3. The book "Bird Box" by Josh Malerman has a darker ending than the film adaptation.
4. The book's ending involves the main character, Malorie, discovering that many of the residents at the school where she seeks refuge have gouged out their own eyes to avoid being seduced by the creatures.
5. The film's screenwriter, Eric Heisserer, said that the scene where Mary sees a creature in her nightmare was cut from the film because it was deemed too funny.
6. The film's director, Susanne Bier, said that the scene where Mary sees a creature was filmed, but it ended up being cut from the final version of the film.
7. The original script had a scene where a flock of birds attacks the characters as they approach the rapids, but this scene was also cut from the film.
8. The film's ending was changed to be more optimistic and less dark than the original script.
9. The film's director, Susanne Bier, chose not to show the creatures in the film to leave them to the audience's imagination.
10. The film was seen by 50 million people.