Dave Karger is floating the idea that The Road may become a 2009 release. He cites a few reasons for this but doesn’t report any confirmation yet, mainly that the big push will be for The Reader rather than The Road. Either way, the real loser, Karger says, will be Viggo Mortensen:
“Even though he’s got two other films this fall (Appaloosa and the upcoming Nazi drama Good), his best shot at a second consecutive nomination may be off the table…at least for this year.”
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That sucks. I was looking forward to this one.
Ah, this was the one movie I was holding my breath for….
But I’ll admit I was starting to wonder what was up, considering we haven’t seen any sort of trailer yet.
BOOOOOOOO.
This is going to probably go down as a very weak year for cinema…that is terrible news.
No, no The Road!
i dont get the deal with the reader… it seems uninteresting
No. Just no. I hope this is false.
Having said that, if it won’t be done until 2009, I’d rather they wait then rush to the finish line.
2009 is looking stronger and stronger, as is The Dark Knight’s chance at a BP nom
Epic fail.
2008 really looks even worse now. I was expecting this one…
Remember last year in mid-October, we already had quite a lot. Right now, we have TDK and… uhm…
Last year in early October we had Eastern Promises (for example) that didn’t come even close in the actual race, so maybe there are hidden treasures in the end.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Hopefully it’s just talk.
The book is one of my favourite books. Period. I can not wait any longer for the movie!
Can’t say it’s surprising. It’s supposed to release in about a month and we haven’t seen anything outside a few stills.
I would say that last year we knew Juno could have that LMS slot, and wasn’t Clayton out by now? No Country played at Cannes and everyone knew that would be a major player, and I believe Atonement was seen in September. So just TWBB, even Into the Wild which had all the guild support was released by now, while this year TDK is the only serious threat that has been seen and is a safe contender in my opinion, although I actually have Slumdog Millionaire predictions as well.
Well, there is Rachel Getting Married, too, but I haven’t seen that yet so I can’t comment about it.
Well we already have the great “Dark Knight,” the even better “WALL-E,” the excellent “Rachel Getting Married,” the much under-appreciated gem “Burn After Reading,” and the good if standard Woody Allen flick “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” not to mention some other smaller critical successes that I have not seen yet (”The Visitor”). And we still have two months packed with films yet to come. And if anyone remembers 2002 (for me easily the strongest year this decade), all 5 Best Picture nominees were released in December. I wouldn’t worry.
“The Road” must be baaaad if an adaptation of the most critically acclaimed book in recent time is being thrown out in favor of a movie with the amount of baggage on “Reader.”
SO SAD=(
I kinda saw this coming seeing how the film does have a November release date and I haven’t seen a trailer or poster for it. Maybe The Weinstein Company knew it won’t be finished on time and that’s why they put so much pressure on The Reader to get done. It sucks all together. I was looking forward to this one. I too felt it could be a big winner this year. Both The Road and The Reader are two of my favorites and it’s a shame if I have to wait for next year.
I also agree on The Natural. We do have some films already out to watch out for as of now. I wouldn’t worry about it. December is gonna be a big month and possibly November.
THE ROAD is one novel I was fortunate enough to read over the summer, and I found it a metaphorical, tense and engrossing experience, one that won’t be easy to tansmute to the movie screen. Yet, because I did read it, I am anxious to see how it all turns out. This roll-back is most unfortunate of course.
Oh you gotta be *** kidding me! Hey, if it isn’t quite done yet, Hillcoat, take the time you need as I surely don’t want THE READER pressure on your adaptation. Brilliant novel, brilliant cast. Viggo, duh. But I fear if it gets the push to 2009, it’ll get lost in the early part of the year which doesn’t bode well for a film with an overall bleak tone. I mean, great Father’s Day film, but THE ROAD is not a June film. And if it gets pushed to next autumn or winter, will they support it properly after it’s sat on the shelf? Very bad news for Viggo. It’s just one of the roles that is ripe for Oscar attention and given that his career is really blossoming during his own golden years, it just feels that the resonance could be there for a lot of reasons. Hmmm…
Funny too because I just saw the movie tie-in paperback cover of THE ROAD in the bookstore the other day. I usually despise those covers. There really are only a handful that make the cut. But in seeing that cover I was getting even more anxious for the film’s release. Beautiful cover! Viggo weathered in profile. It’s no RESERVATION ROAD, Jonny Quest. And that’s a GOOD thing.
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