Seth Rogen, surely bemused by the ways of studio schedulers.
Are you up-to-date on your 2010 movie release calendar? Maybe you are…and maybe you’re not. ComingSoon reports that “The Green Hornet” has had its release date moved from June 25, 2010 to July 9, 2010.
“The Green Hornet” will be directed by Michael Gondry. Seth Rogen stars at the titular hero, with Stephen Chow as his sidekick Kato. Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the screenplay.
As always, the move is due to studio anxiety about making sure all their films have the optimum release dates with the right kind (that is, weak) competition. Keeping two releases from the same studio out of each other’s way is another concern, and that’s the case here. Columbia Pictures, the studio behind “Hornet,” decided to move its comedy “Grown Ups” from March 12th to June 25th. “Grown Ups” is the SNL alum and friends comedy starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade and Kevin James. The movie is about a reunion of old friends over a 4th of July weekend, so why it wasn’t slotted with a summer spot from the start is puzzling, but far be it from me to challenge the wisdom of movie studio schedulers.
Anyway, I hope this change doesn’t affect your 2010 vacation plans too much. Book your flights accordingly.
