We get word today that The Road may be pushed back to next year. This news is made available to us thanks to the apocalyptic caves of Yahoo:
When it comes to the 2008 Oscars, this could be the end of “The Road.” The Viggo Mortensen-starring dark thriller, which earlier this week had been pushed from November to December, now looks likely to open in 2009. A new release date has not been set, but the movie, a Dimension title from The Weinstein Company, probably will bow in either February or March.
The Weinstein Company declined to comment on any postponement. But director John Hillcoat’s film about a man (Mortensen) and his son wandering a post-apocalyptic U.S. is not expected to be ready in time for a 2008 release, and those involved with the film have decided that it will benefit from more post-production time and a less crowded release calendar.
I am down with the post apocalyptic in a big way. It sucks that we now have to wait for this film, but the first quarter of next year isn’t that far away any more so it isn’t too bad. I haven’t read The Road, but If any of you have – please feel free to share your thoughts on the book with the rest of us.
I can see Viggo in an Apocalyptic film and am glad he’s been cast as the lead in this project. Post Apocalyptic films turn the heroes into hunter gatherers once again and make basic survival the order of the day. Food, water, gasoline, shelter – these are all things that must be discovered and fought for in a world without hope or law.
If they are moving this film ahead because they feel it has an Oscar chance next year, this is great news indeed. It wells up even greater curiosity within me and stokes the flames of excitement. We will be sure to keep you posted on the updates as they are made available to us, and with luck we will have a release date shortly.
The above post was written by Doug Nagy
