VALKYRIE pushed back to 2009!

In what is claimed to be purely a tactical move, the much hyped second big film from the newly reformed United Artists - the WWII thriller Valkyire - will now open on February 13th next year, attempting to take advantage of the President's Day Weekend. The film was previously slotted for an October 08 release. Universal's remake of The Wolf Man was originally set to open on that February weekend but has also been pushed back, probably because of that brief delay they had with finding a replacement director after Mark Romanek's sudden departure. All being well that film should now open April 3rd 2009. While I'm at it, news leaked a few days ago that the much anticipated adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife has moved from a June release - to a November opening. The only reason I can think of is due to the recent sale of New Line to Warner Bros. who might want to change it's marketing campaign for the film.

Valkyrie will now play opposite the Isla Fischer chick flick Confessions of a Shopaholic and the new Friday the 13th redo.

"MGM is proud and excited to be presenting 'Valkyrie,' and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible," said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically. "When an opening became available for President's Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity. Having seen a lot of the film and how great it is going to play once it's finished, moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move."

This isn't the first time Valkyrie has been moved around. Originally it was set to open in June - then August - then October and now all the way forward to 2009. It's pretty evident that Cruise is desperate to avoid another flop on his hands after his first U.A. movie Lions for Lambs really disappointed last year. This move should also put the film out of this year's Oscar contention. source - coming soon