'Apollo 18' moved to next January as Weinstein Company sets release dates
'Piranha' sequel pushed back to Thanksgiving, 'Our Idiot Brother' date set
'Apollo 18'
The Weinstein Company has set (and shuffled) the release dates for some of their upcoming high-profile films. Most interestingly, "Apollo 18," which was scheduled to come out in less than a month, has been seemingly dumped by moving it to next January.
The "found footage" sci-fi thriller "Apollo 18" was set to open April 22 has been moved to Jan. 6, 2012. Releases on that weekend over the past few years have included such underperformers as "Daybreakers," "Youth in Revolt," "Leap Year," "The Unborn," "Bride Wars" and "Season of the Witch." But don't be surprised if "Apollo 18" moves off that date. The company seems to have more confidence in it than you'd assume.
Among the other announcements is that the just-wrapped "I Don't Know How She Does It," starring Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"), Olivia Munn ("Daily Show") and Pierce Brosnan, will open wide on Sept. 16, 2011.
Meanwhile, Sundance acquisition "Our Idiot Brother" (reviewed here as "My Idiot Brother") will hit screens on August 26, 2011. The film stars Paul Rudd ("I Love You, Man") and "(500) Days of Summer's" Zooey Deschanel.
Finally, the Dimension sequel "Piranha 3DD" was moved from Sept. 16 to the more ambitious Nov. 23, 2011, during the crowded Thanksgiving weekend where it will compete with Disney's "The Muppets," Martin Scorsese's 3D "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," and Sony's animated "Arthur Christmas."
Watch the creepy "Apollo 18" trailer here.
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March 25, 2011 at 5:25PM EST Reply to CommentIt's your main headline and you misspell "Company"!?
Vince
March 25, 2011 at 7:39PM EST Reply to CommentNot sure how "The Unborn" and "Bride Wars" were considered "underperformers"- the latter performed well enough for a rom-com, the former made much more money than expected for a horror film with bad reviews and a no-name cast, but whatever.
Weird that Apollo 18 is getting delayed like that. I just saw the trailer for the film a couple nights ago & they were pushing that April date very hard.
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March 25, 2011 at 9:38PM EST Reply to CommentYeah I saw the trailer a couple weeks ago in theaters. I have to say I was actually going to pass on it and wait for dvd rental.
I can't see how they have confidence in it if they are moving it with only a few weeks before it opens?
Delay Release
March 27, 2011 at 1:38PM EST Reply to CommentTranslation...this movie sucks. If a movie is delayed release until January or February it means it blows
March 30, 2011 at 8:00PM EST Reply to CommentWell, there goes another film waiting to be buried where most films that do get delayed until the first of the year get tossed into that fray. The trailer did not look that interesting to begin with.