‘Fantastic Four’ Moved From March To June 2015; Plus New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ ‘Secret Service’ And ‘Susan Cooper’ Dates
20th Century Fox shuffled their 2015 deck today, moving major movies from the winter to spring, spring to summer and everything in between. Here’s the rundown.
Read some analysis below.
Exhibitor Relationstweetedall these changes.
Starting withFantastic Four, the move to summer isn’t that surprising. What’s surprising is the movie wasn’t pushed even further. Besides rumors, we still have yet to hear or see anything about the film, but that should happen by the end of the year. The good news is the script changes have obviously taken if Fox is confident enough to slot it betweenJurassic WorldandTed 2.
MovingThe Secret Service, which is already shooting, is a bit of a surprise. The March release date gives it much less competition than the Fall release, and Vaughn more time to finish the film. But considering it is already shooting, one would have assumed we’d see the movie sooner, rather than later.
Assassin’s Creedmoving to August is another move that makes a ton of sense. It gets out of a much more crowded June into August where a movie that’s a bit more niche (for general audiences at least) can discover it. Hopefully we get some updates on this one soon.
Finally, Feig’sSusan Cooperopening May 22, the day everyone assumedStar Warswould come out, is a huge vote of confidence. And why not? The last two Feig/McCarthy films have been huge hits. It opens againstTomorrowland.
What’s your major take away from all this?
