Weinstein studio's 'Escape From Planet Earth' is delayed
"Add "Escape From Planet Earth" to Weinstein Co.'s growing list of headaches.
The computer-animated 3-D stereoscopic movie, which was announced in 2006, has been beset with script problems and won't be ready for release until January 2011 at the earliest. A story about aliens plotting to escape from Area 51, the secret Nevada location famous for non-Earthling tourists, "Escape" was previously targeted for a 2010 release.
Though the studio has had some recent critical success with "The Reader," for which Kate Winslet took home an Oscar for best actress, the company's annual output has been minimal. "Escape From Planet Earth" is the latest Weinstein film to be delayed for various reasons.
Other Weinstein Co. films that have had their release dates put off over the last 18 months include "All Good Things," "Youth in Revolt," "The Road," "Shanghai" and "Piranha 3-D."
Last month the studio, headed by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, retained financial consulting firm Miller Buckfire & Co. to restructure its debt and raise funds.
In the case of "Escape From Planet Earth," the problems are creative. Production, which is not expected to resume until August or early fall, was halted because of script issues, several people involved in the production said. The film is being written by Tony Leech and Cory Edwards, the team behind "Hoodwinked!," Weinstein Co.'s '06 hit release that took in $110 million worldwide. Leech is also directing the movie...."
The computer-animated 3-D stereoscopic movie, which was announced in 2006, has been beset with script problems and won't be ready for release until January 2011 at the earliest. A story about aliens plotting to escape from Area 51, the secret Nevada location famous for non-Earthling tourists, "Escape" was previously targeted for a 2010 release.
Though the studio has had some recent critical success with "The Reader," for which Kate Winslet took home an Oscar for best actress, the company's annual output has been minimal. "Escape From Planet Earth" is the latest Weinstein film to be delayed for various reasons.
Other Weinstein Co. films that have had their release dates put off over the last 18 months include "All Good Things," "Youth in Revolt," "The Road," "Shanghai" and "Piranha 3-D."
Last month the studio, headed by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, retained financial consulting firm Miller Buckfire & Co. to restructure its debt and raise funds.
In the case of "Escape From Planet Earth," the problems are creative. Production, which is not expected to resume until August or early fall, was halted because of script issues, several people involved in the production said. The film is being written by Tony Leech and Cory Edwards, the team behind "Hoodwinked!," Weinstein Co.'s '06 hit release that took in $110 million worldwide. Leech is also directing the movie...."
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