‘The Martian’ Release Date Moves Up; ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Pushed Back
If that fantastic first trailer got you all pumped up forThe Martian, you’re in luck. 20th Century Fox has moved theRidley Scottspace thriller up two months. Meanwhile,Victor Frankenstein— the horror-drama retelling starringDaniel RadcliffeandJames McAvoy— has been pushed back. GetVictor FrankensteinandThe Martianrelease date details after the jump.
Deadlinereports the two films have switched dates.The Martian, previously scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend (November 25), will now openOctober 2. The new date pits it against Robert Zemeckis’The Walk, the action sequelLondon Has Fallen, and the Bradley Cooper comedyAdam Jones. The trade notesThe Martiannow has the same slot that the similarly themedGravityrode to critical and commercial success in 2013.Matt Damonleads the space survival drama as Mark Watney, an astronaut who’s presumed dead and left on Mars after a dust storm. When NASA realizes he’s still alive, his crewmates embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him.The Martian’s star-studded cast additionally includesJessica Chastain,Kristen Wiig,Jeff Daniels,Michael Peña,Kate Mara,Sean Bean,Sebastian Stan,Donald Glover,Aksel Hennie, andChiwetel Ejiofor.
Meanwhile,Victor Frankensteinis moving from October 2 toNovember 25, where it’ll face off against Pixar’sThe Good Dinosaur, the Rocky spinoffCreed, Jeff Nichols’Midnight Special, Jonathan Levine’s still-untitled Christmas movie, and (perhaps most intimidating of all) the second weekend ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. This is the third move for the film, which was originally slated for fall 2014, then early 2015.
Directed byPaul McGuigan,Victor Frankensteinretells the classicMary Shelleytale from the perspective of troubled lab assistant Igor (Radcliffe). It chronicles his friendship with Victor von Frankenstein (McAvoy), and their path to creating an iconic monster that could destroy them both.Jessica Brown Findlay,Andrew Scott, andMark Gatissalso star.
