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Road to Nowhere: McCarthy Adaptation Not Ready?
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The charming and talented Viggo Mortensen appears to be stuck on The Road. Hitch, Viggo!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Road is at a crossroads and might not be ready for a 2008 release.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road is about a man traveling with his young son through a bleak, post-apocalyptic world. Viggo Mortensen stars as said travelin’ man.
Critical favorites Mortensen and McCarthy made this movie natural Oscar bait. But it’s already been pushed back from its ...
'The Road' Delayed Until 2009?
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... Road" in months cause there really haven't ben many updates, but this one is not good. The John Hillcoat-directed film is apparently falling behind schedule and may not be ready for a 2008 release. Earlier yesterday, EW posted a story about the rumors that the adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel might not make its scheduled November 14 2008 release date, and then later in the evening The Hollywood Reporter confirmed it. Apparently the film had been quietly shifted back ...
In or Out? ‘The Road’ To Open in 2009?
Fataculture —
... / THR ] Directed by John Hillcoat, and featuring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce, “The Road” has been considered by many as a bona fide Oscar contender, something Harvey Weinstein so desperately desires, but its buzz or even updates for that matter have been subdued these past few months and it isn’t all that surprising that it may not open in time. I do think that “The Road” is probably a better example of what I would consider a surefire Oscar bet than “The Reader,” and Kate Winslet will probably be nominated for “Revolutionary Road” but all ...
John Hillcoat's THE ROAD Stretching Into 2009?
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... and The Hollywood Reporter , THE ROAD has vacated its November 2008 release date for a December launch at the earliest - and that's only if there's an Oscar nomination to be salvaged from it. If not, say hello to first quarter 2009! Though I wasn't a fan of John Hillcoat's relentlessly grim THE PROPOSITION, he did seem like the perfect director THE ROAD. I mean, if he nails McCarthy's book, "relentlessly grim" would be an understatement. "Soul-devouringly bleak" would be more like it. So I'm inclined to wait and see on THE ROAD, even if it goes to 2009. Call this informed ...
The Road Gets Delayed
FlicksNews.net —
... THR states execs are scheduled to meet with "Road's" producers Thursday to discuss whether the movie will bow this year; the discussions come as Harvey Weinstein has pushed ahead with Stephen Daldry's "The Reader" for a Dec. 10 opening. But John Hillcoat's movie, shot this year mainly in Pennsylvania, is in post and decidedly not done, those familiar with the project said. ...
Will ‘The Road’ be pushed back to 2009?
The Screening Log —
... The trade says the film based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel will be delayed because post-production is still in progress and it simply won’t be done in time for the scheduled Nov. 14 limited release (the film was expected to open wide on Nov. 26). ...
Release Date Changes: The Road, The Soloist, Defiance, Sherlock Holmes and The Orphan
/Film —
... The Weinstein Co has (not so) quietly shifted the Viggo Mortensen apocalyptic thriller The Road from it’s scheduled Novemeber 14th release date, back to at least December, if not 2009. Executives are scheduled to meet with the film’s producer’s on Thursday to discuss if the film will be released this year. [THR] ...
Dates Re-Shuffled, Oscar Hopes Dashed
TheBadandUgly.com —
... Also on the release-date-move is the Viggo Mortensen vehicle The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy’s dark post-apocalyptic novel. The current word is that Harvey Weinstein would really like the film to see a 2008 release (it has been moved from late November into December), but that the film might not be totally done. This week, producers plan to meet with helmer John Hillcoat and check on his movie’s progress. If it ca be finished before 2009, we’ll see it in December. If not, it might be the brightest spot in the usually boring January and February season. ...
