10 Big 2016 Movies That Were Meant To Come Out Last Year

5. Snowden

The Movie: Oliver Stone going topical? What a shocker! Snowden, rather self-explanatory, takes a look at the life of Edward Snowden (played here by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), one of the most important men of the 21st Century; we'll see everything, from his early days through to his headline-dominating NSA leak. Original Release Date: 25th December 2015 New Release Date: 16th May 2016 Why Did It Change: When the story of the release change broke, it was speculated that it was due to the movie simply not being ready in time for Christmas Day, although more cynical commentators suggested it was because the film didn't live up to the Oscar hopes that date typically implies. A shift to Summer 2016 neither confirms nor denies that - perhaps the distributor thinks film has strong mainstream chops instead of artsy appeal, or maybe it's something so solid that release time doesn't matter.