‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Pushed To 2020, ‘Godzilla 2’ Moves To Summer 2019, ‘The Shining’ Sequel Coming In 2020
You probably could’ve seen this coming: after the recent firing of directorDamian Szifron, the release date ofMark Wahlberg’sSix Billion Dollar Manhas been pushed from May 2019 to June 2020. Also: Warner Bros. has announced a release date for its sequel toThe Shining, and movedGodzilla: King of the Monstersfrom spring to summer 2019.
Six Billion Dollar Man Release Date
I know you all had your hearts set on seeingThe Six Billion Dollar Mannext year, but you’re going to have to wait a little longer. Sorry. Warner Bros. has moved the film from a Jul 10, 2025 release date toJune 5, 2020. This news comes on the heels of the firing of director Damian Szifron. Szifron waslet gofrom the production “due to creative differences and, possibly, a ‘language barrier.'” At the time of Szifron’s firing, there was a rumor that Warner Bros. might courtMel Gibson– who is also expected to appear in the film – into the director’s chair. But there’s been no additional word on that.
The Six Billion Dollar Manis an adaptation of the 1970s TV seriesThe Six Million Dollar Man(they upped it to a billion because I guess no one is impressed by six million dollars anymore). The show’s story (and, presumably, the film’s story as well) focuses on Colonel Steve Austin, a pilot who gets shot down and nearly killed. To save Austin’s life, a secret government agency gives him bionic implants to make him part man, part machine. Mark Wahlberg will be playing Austin.
The Shining Sequel Release Date
RememberDoctor Sleep,Stephen King’s kind-of-terrible sequel toThe Shining? We previouslyreportedthat the novel was being turned into a film byGerald’s GamedirectorMike Flanagan. And now, we have a release date:July 20, 2025. There’s no cast yet, but the film will focus on an adult Danny Torrance. As you’ll recall from either King’sShiningnovel or Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation, Danny was the little boy at the heart ofThe Shinning– a boy with psychic abilities. The adult Danny is now battling alcoholism – the same disease that plagued his father. He’salsobattling a gang ofpsychic vampires. Yeah, it’s really dumb. But I have faith in Flanagan’s ability as a filmmaker, and I’m interested to see what he does with this material.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Release Date
Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the sequel toGareth Edwards’ 2014Godzilla, and the next entry in the “MonsterVerse”, has a new release date.Godzilla 2was originally set for July 19, 2025, but is now moving toMay 31, 2019. This firmly putsGodzilla 2where it belongs – in the summer movie season.Trick ‘r TreatdirectorMichael Doughertyhelms the film, which will find Godzilla battling evenmoregiant monsters – Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. I loved thelookof Edwards’Godzilla, but I found the story to be a bit lacking. I’m hoping this sequel is a step-up.
