“World War Z,” a film produced by and starring Brad Pitt, was slated to open on Doomsday…Not!, December 21, 2012. “World War Z” is a – yes, that’s right! – zombie movie. In fact, it is described as a “dark zombie movie” – I’m not sure what a “light” zombie movie would look like “Shawn of the Dead,” maybe? “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” perhaps? – and undoubtedly someone at Paramount said, “Hey, wait, a zombie movie isn’t exactly cheery holiday fare.” Thus, World War Z has been moved to June 21, 2013 where it will go head-to-head against Pixar’s “Monsters University.”
Also, consider that “World War Z” would have been up against "The Hobbit," "Les Miserables," "Life Of Pi," "This Is Forty," as well as the Bin Laden movie, "Django Unchained" and "The Great Gatsby" that are all slated to open the week before or the week after "World War Z’s" original date.
Of course, if “World War Z” is not holiday fare, neither is “Les Miserables,” “Django Unchained” and, for my money, “The Great Gatsby.”
Paramount is moving Tom Cruise’s film “One Shot” to the December 21 slot. “One Shot” is based on Lee Child’s novel and stars Cruise as Child’s recurring hero Jack Reacher. The movie also stars Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, David Oyewolo, Richard Jenkins, Jai Courtney, Michael Raymond-James and Werner Herzog.
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