THE ROAD still not pathed... delayed till next year?

by Matt Holmes

The Hollywood Reporter say execs from Dimension and The Weinsteins are meeting today to discuss whether the Viggo Mortensen starring thriller THE ROAD, based on Cormac McCarthy's apocalyptic novel is going to make a release this year. Recently the film was quietly pushed back till December from it's mid-November release to allow director John Hillcoat to finish his movie but according to the trades, a early bow in 2009 seems likely. One thing that has been mentioned is that an expected contender for Viggo as Best Actor nom, may diminish the longer the movie is delayed. If it opens a few months in 2009, it may end up in the forgotten realm of the release calendar and won't make this year or next year's awards. We still await the trailer for this much anticipated movie.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.