There were still over nine months before June 2005, and the post-production editing of "Firefly" had just started—ample time since films scheduled for release during the same period like "Fantastic Four" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" were still in the shooting phase. Quality work often takes time, especially for innovative sci-fi epics like this one, so no one would complain about having too much time. The special effects production for "Firefly" had already begun, with the movie set to have more than 1,800 special effects shots, over 1,000 more than "District 9".