ROTTEN TOMATOES: Malick's "New World" Gets a New Release Date

Malick's "New World" Gets a New Release Date

by Scott Weinberg | September 02, 2005

Variety reports that Terrence Malick's eagerly anticipated "The New World" has been moved from a November 9th release date to a (limited) Christmas Day bow and a wide release on January 13th.

New Line distribution president David Tuckerman said the "change was made because the film "won't be done in time" for a Nov. 9 launch."

New Line is smelling some awards consideration for the historical epic (that stars Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, and Christian Bale) which explains the late-December "qualifying run" that'll occur a few weeks prior to its full-scale release.

For a closer look at "The New World," you can enjoy out the newest trailer right here, or you can check out the all-new featurette that's posted at Moviefone.com.

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Rash Hunt writes:
on Sep 02 2005 08:49 AM

Smug marketting plan, but oh well, no grudges here... just keep me waiting.

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lavatory love machine writes:
on Sep 02 2005 09:18 AM

looks good, didn't know batman was on it

also looks like the only film for awards of this year, along with crash and maybe king kong

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haelohm writes:
on Sep 02 2005 09:23 AM

[b]Good Idea[/b]
Its probably a good idea there moving the movie to a later date. Harry Potter comes out the week after that and it will lose a lot of business to that. And Harry Potter is also gonna be up for some awards this year, no doubt.

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Spike1967 writes:
on Sep 02 2005 10:07 AM

[b]Yawn![/b]
Is anyone tired of Farrell yet?

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Zap Rowsdower writes:
on Sep 02 2005 11:25 AM

[b]Forget Farrell[/b]
I just want another Malick film.

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speelbergo writes:
on Sep 02 2005 11:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#825749)
[b]awards? Harry Potter????[/b]
yeah, friggin right, potterphile. The acadamy hates him.

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cabezone writes:
on Sep 02 2005 12:27 PM

In reply to this comment (#825752)
Well they're not particularly good movies.

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nickb1016 writes:
on Sep 02 2005 05:12 PM

[b]Why all the excitement?[/b]
is anybody else a little bit skepticle? remember the last time Farrell and Plummer collaberated for that pile of poo called Alexander!!

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nickb1016 writes:
on Sep 02 2005 05:15 PM

In reply to this comment (#825748)
[b]what[/b]
ever heard of the Constant Gardner? and what could king kong hope for besides sfx and mabye watts and jackson just because its them

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skletonkee writes:
on Sep 02 2005 07:29 PM

[b]farrell's looks[/b]
just dont work in period pieces...i see him and i think, metrosexual..

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Mudhole writes:
on Sep 02 2005 11:42 PM

Saying it "won't be done in time" is so much more honest than the usual BS that surrounds a release date change. I don't know why, but I'm impressed they didn't try to make excuses for that.

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alsanali writes:
on Sep 03 2005 02:05 AM

Terrence Malick and Christian Bale alone would be enough to interest me, but both of them working together sounds Awesome. As far as Farrell, he's bound to make a good epic some time. Maybe this is it.

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antickpix writes:
on Sep 03 2005 05:53 AM

[b]2 reasons to watch it[/b]
christian bale + david thewlis.

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jeanpaul writes:
on Sep 03 2005 06:13 AM

[b]New release date? Yeah, right.[/b]
NEW release dates equals producers and directors who are NOT sure, they have good stuff on their hands, and they try to fix stuff at the 99th second... Well, it's Mallick, so I'm still positive anyways. Good to be positive always.

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VML writes:
on Sep 03 2005 11:23 AM

Not a good idea! Remember the so-called Oscar-worthy Cold Mountain? It flopped during Christmas break.

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d'jagaan writes:
on Sep 03 2005 11:49 AM

[b]it'll definitely flop...[/b]
and will only be appreciated years later and hailed (like the thin red line by martin scorsese) as the best film of the decade.

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lovelykeira writes:
on Sep 03 2005 12:45 PM

[b]Damn[/b]
Guess I'll have to just keep waiting for it. Although it is probably a wise move to get away from all that stiff competition in November. And Cold Mountain didn't do as well as expected becouse it really wasn't that good of a film.

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Sep 03 2005 02:19 PM

Cold Mountain didn't flop it made 95-million dollars and was oscar nominated. As for the date change it makes sense to release this film on christmas day if its going to be an oscar contender.
P.S I think Peter Jackson will get nominated for king kong

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Sep 03 2005 05:52 PM

"the only film for awards"...??

- Batman Begins
- Cinderella Man
- Crash
- The Constant Gardener

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RealBlast3 writes:
on Sep 03 2005 07:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#825762)
[b]Cold Montain Flopped?!?![/b]
Um, I am sorry but you are wrong on that one, not that I am a fan of it, I hated that it was trying to be the Oscar foil to Return of the King and cheered when it was snubbed in the major Oscar categories because it cleared the way for the Lord of the Rings sweep BUT.... Cold Mountain grossed nearly 100 million at the box office, and yes the film did have a big budget, but when you consider the fact that it was a period piece about the Civil War with out any super stars in it (Nicole Kidman is a relatively "bankable" star, her studio movies do always gross between 40 and 90 million or so, but she's hardly a box office juggernaut and Jude Law certainly isn't) or no big American movie stars, the movie did extremely well all things considering. Certainly NOT a Flop!

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