Sony has pushed its reboot of Karate Kid from December 13 this yr to May 30, 2025. This has created a little bit of a backward domino impact however received’t rob the yr of theatrical releases.
Backfilling Karate Kid‘s spot is Sony/Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter, which matches from August 30, the Labor Day weekend body, to December 13. The Aaron Taylor-Johnson movie may have Imax and PLF screens. Kraven the Hunter would be the solely R-rated movie through the holidays, directed by J.C. Chandor, it would go up that body in opposition to Warner Bros’ animated Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim.
The plus right here on Karate Kid‘s transfer: The movie will now observe the sixth and remaining season of Cobra Kai, which was delayed because of the strike. The summer time date will see 50% Okay-12 out on its opening day with nice family-film spacing. Warner Bros has the weekend reserved for an untitled movie. Through 5 movies, the Karate Kid cinema franchise counts north of $620 million worldwide.
Added to the discharge calendar is the Blumhouse title They Listen, which is able to now go over the four-day Labor Day weekend this yr. The solely different huge entry over the vacation is Roadside Attractions’ Mohit Ramchandani-directed title City of Dreams.
Debuting subsequent summer time is Legendary/Sony’s animated pic Animal Friends on August 15, 2025, that includes the voices of Jason Momoa, Ryan Reynolds, Aubrey Plaza and Dan Levy amongst others. Already on that date is Timur Bekmambetov’s sci-fi Chris Pratt-Rebecca Ferguson movie Mercy.
Content Source: deadline.com