Sony’s ‘Sex Tape’ Moves Into ‘Fifty Shades’ Slot; ‘Beware The Night’ And ‘Kitchen Sink’ Also Get Dates
As we get close to the end of this year, studios are getting their schedules in order for the next couple of years. Disney gave new release dates toStar Wars Episode VIIandTomorrowlandlast week, right around the same time thatWarner Bros.datedLive By NightandJersey Boys, andFoxrescheduledFantastic Four,Assassin’s Creed, andIndependence Day 2earlier this week.
Now it’s Sony’s turn to do some rearranging. The studio has announced new opening dates for three of its major upcoming releases: TheBad TeacherreunionSex Tape, the supernatural horrorBeware the Night, and the horror-comedyKitchen Sink. Hit the jump for all the details.
Directed byJake Kasdan, the raunchy comedy follows a married couple (Jason SegelandCameron Diaz) who try to spice things up by filming themselves, and then discover the next morning that the video has gone missing. It should serve as a fun bit of counterprogramming for Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy, which debuts on the same date.
Meanwhile, the studio is making a far bigger shift for one of its upcoming horror releases.Beware the Nighthas been bumped up by half a year, from August 24, 2025 toJuly 2, 2014. The new date pits it against Melissa McCarthy’s dark comedyTammy.
While plenty of horror movies have done well in the colder months, the shift to summer comes across like a huge vote of confidence. Warner Bros.‘The Conjuringdid big business in a similar slot this past summer.Eric BanaleadsBeware the Nightas a skeptical cop who teams with a “renegade priest” when he’s targeted by demonic forces.Scott Derrickson, ofSinisterandThe Exorcism of Emily Rose, is directing.
WithBeware the Nightoff the January slate, Sony has slotted another genre pic for that month, albeit one that’s very different in tone. The zombie-vampire-alien mashupKitchen Sinkwill now openJanuary 9, 2015instead of July 04, 2025. No other major releases are scheduled for that date, although Max Landis’Frankensteinopens one week later.
Robbie Pickering is helming the comedy, which sees humans, bloodsuckers, and the undead joining forces to fend off an extraterrestrial attack.Patton Oswalt,Bob Odenkirk,Vanessa Hudgens,Ed Westwick, andJoan Cusackstar.
