The Idris Elba-led sci-fi flick is pushed back to summer of 2017, while the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-starring movie will arrive in the following Christmas.
- Nov 4, 2016
AceShowbiz - Sony Pictures has changed several release dates of its upcoming big movies. According to Deadline, the release dates of "The Dark Tower", the adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy novels, and the new "Jumanji" movie have been pushed back.
Originally set to be released on July 28, 2017, "Jumanji" is now set for a Christmas holiday release on December 22, 2017. With the new release date, the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart-starring movie will be up against Universal's "Pitch Perfect 3" and Fox's "The Story of Ferdinand".
The July 28, 2017 release date of "Jumanji" is taken over by "The Dark Tower", which was previously set to arrive in February. The sci-fi flick starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will compete at domestic box office with Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", which opens on July 21, 2017.
Sony also pushes back "T2: Trainspotting" from February 10 to March 3, 2017 and "Flatliners" from August 18 to September 29, 2017. The Danny Boyle-directed sequel will be up against Hugh Jackman's "Logan", while the Nina Dobrev-starring movie will compete against Tom Cruise's "American Made".
Additionally, Denzel Washington's "The Equalizer 2" is moved from September 29, 2017 to September 14, 2018. Meanwhile, "Emojimovie: Express Yourself" is shifted a week from August 11, 2017 to August 4.
