The Wolf Man And Narnia 3 Move Back The actor's strike, erm, strikes?
Two of the biggest films of the next two summers have pushed back their release dates by at least six months. While specific reasons are not given, it's likely that both are the first casualties of the potential actor's strike that could hit the industry next June.
Walt Disney has shunted The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third in the Narnia franchise, from May 1, 2009 to May 7, 2010. The studios plan had been to release one Narnia movie per year, which is obviously now scuppered. The release date will be taken by G-Force, a Jerry Bruckheimer family-adventure about a band of animal commandoes trying to stop an evil billionaire taking over the world. It's so rare that you get the opportunity to write a sentence like that.
Universal has also decided to delay Mark Romanek's take on horror perennial The Wolf Man, with Benicio Del Toro as the hairy horror, which now moves from November 12, 2008 to spring 2009.
While this might sound like bad news for moviegoers anticipating either, or both, of these movies, it's almost certainly a good thing in the long run. Trying to get two complicated movies finished pre-strike, in a time when all big studios will be making as many movies as they can, could easily lead to both turning out a bit half-cocked. This should give both the attention they deserve. Nobody wants to see a mangy Wolf Man and a half-sunk Dawn Treader.
Thats the second Narnia movie after being moved back. First Prince Caspian because of The Golden Compass sitting in the December spot and now over this ridiculous strike that is just screwing up every movie trying to make it to our screens. Now all the movies released before the strike are going to be rushed which isn't a good sign..Weep ... Read More
del Toro couldnt be more perfect to pay a wolf man!]
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nia:: the first movie was the best movie based on a fantasy book I have seen, I truly think the second will be as great as the first (same director, brilliant Andrew) But I don´t like at all the idea of changing the director for the third Narnia movie.or=#990066]Anyway I am waiting for it. ... Read More
