Friday, March 29, 2024

Clint Eastwood’s “Sully” Sullenberger Movie with Tom Hanks Will Crash Land Next September

Share

Clint Eastwood had Warner Bros.’ biggest hit last year– “American Sniper.”  He’s also been with Warner Bros. since Bugs Bunny was eating strained carrots. And he’s 85 years old. So you’d think he’d be rewarded.

But last night WB announced a punishment of sorts for Clint: they are releasing his “Sully” Sullenberger movie starring Tom Hanks on September 9, 2016.

So this means that “Sully” will open on the second day of the Toronto Film Festival, not that it’s going to be in the festival but meaning that it won’t be, and that TIFF publicity can’t help it. “Sully” will also not benefit from Telluride, should it be selected. It’s certainly not a selection for the Venice Film Fest. Each of those fests takes place the week before “Sully” opens.

Indeed, the one place where “Sully” would make sense is the New York Film Festival, since Sullenberger bravely landed his plane in the Hudson River. But by the time the NYFF opens, “Sully” will already be three weeks old.

Opening a film on the Friday after Labor Day generally is a bad idea. People have been away for two weeks and are concentrating on school opening.There’ s no time to promote it. And it’s a week too early for big fall previews in magazines and newspapers.

This past September, no “important” movie opened until the 18th– “Black Mass” and “Sicario.” On September 4th, the biggest title was Robert Redford in the indie drama “A Walk in the Woods.”

Could “Sully” really be that bad? Anything’s possible, I guess. But what a disappointment for everyone involved if so.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
spot_img

Read more

In Other News