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The Road delayed?
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by: Dave Davis Oct. 15, 2008

The Road delayed? | Movie NewsIf you've been anxious to see an exceptionally grimy Viggo Mortensen and his kid travel post-apocalyptic America in the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's bleak novel THE ROAD, you may be waiting a bit longer.

The movie was intended for release in November (making it viable for possible/likely Oscar contention), but director John Hillcoat must be running low on teeth gunk and other filth to slap on things. The word is that the movie is "in post [production] and decidedly not done," potentially necessitating a release shift to next year.

The goal is to get it on at least a few screens in December, keeping it in the running for awards... but the movie is also coming from Dimension/The Weinstein Co., who have become synonymous with delayed (or non-existent) movie releases.

The movie involves The Vig taking his son across the grim futuristic landscape, contending with gangs of scavengers, cannibals and generally unpleasant and unwashed people.

Source: EW , THR

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Extra Tidbit: While you wait, just watch THE ROAD WARRIOR a few more times.

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Snowboy
8:36AM on 10/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I just got this book and I've yet to read it, but based on what I've heard, it's pretty great, and with such talent involved, I'd be highly disappointed to see this get moved.
I just got this book and I've yet to read it, but based on what I've heard, it's pretty great, and with such talent involved, I'd be highly disappointed to see this get moved.
 
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intothebadlands
6:23PM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Fuck 'The Road'... Who's adapting 'Suttree' and when can I expect to see it?
Fuck 'The Road'... Who's adapting 'Suttree' and when can I expect to see it?
 
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Powerslave
12:48PM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This is makes me want to die. If it does get moved to '09, I probably will die. Just drop dead. Goddamn, this sucks.
This is makes me want to die. If it does get moved to '09, I probably will die. Just drop dead. Goddamn, this sucks.
 
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HoyleHaw
9:59AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Even the Weinsteins aren't dumb enough to delay this thing indefinitely after "No Country for Old Men" did so well and Viggo Mortensen became not only a movie star but an Oscar nominee, making him a red hot property.

Maybe it'll give me a chance to finish reading the book first. I've been too busy to pick it up and finish it.
Even the Weinsteins aren't dumb enough to delay this thing indefinitely after "No Country for Old Men" did so well and Viggo Mortensen became not only a movie star but an Oscar nominee, making him a red hot property.

Maybe it'll give me a chance to finish reading the book first. I've been too busy to pick it up and finish it.
 
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klwillis45
9:51AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It's gonna be released as a double feature with Killshot.
It's gonna be released as a double feature with Killshot.
 
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theotherness
6:02AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Oh damn! I sure hope it makes it to at least a few theaters in (by) December. It should be good.
Oh damn! I sure hope it makes it to at least a few theaters in (by) December. It should be good.
 
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aronnyc
2:04AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hmm I'm suspicious of movies that scream "Oscar bait" so loud that it deafens everything else. Atonement was a good example of how that can backfire.
Hmm I'm suspicious of movies that scream "Oscar bait" so loud that it deafens everything else. Atonement was a good example of how that can backfire.
 
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j-hern
12:58AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Not Cool
I agree with vdtdcut5145, I was getting a bad vibe when I realized no trailer has been released. Hope it gets released soon though.
I agree with vdtdcut5145, I was getting a bad vibe when I realized no trailer has been released. Hope it gets released soon though.
 
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drc5145
12:21AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Damnnn...

Though I'm I head a terrible feeling about this seeing as how we havn't had a trailer yet come out yet...

I hope it comes out this year, this movie shot up in my list of most anticipated after reading the book...
Damnnn...

Though I'm I head a terrible feeling about this seeing as how we havn't had a trailer yet come out yet...

I hope it comes out this year, this movie shot up in my list of most anticipated after reading the book...
 
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John_Cusack
12:13AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This sucks.

[link]!!!
This sucks.

[link]!!!
 
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Greenleaf1
12:09AM on 10/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

This was a Best Picture Nominee for sure. I hope it still gets an awards run.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

This was a Best Picture Nominee for sure. I hope it still gets an awards run.
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