Spider-Man And ‘Jumanji’ Release Dates Shift As The 2017 Summer Movie Calendar Goes Bananas
Today has been an absolutely fascinating reminder that the schedules movie studios block out years in advance are just blueprints – anything and everything can change at a moment’s notice.
Earlier today,Star Wars: Episode 8evacuated itsMay 26, 2017release date and set up camp onDecember 15, 2017. This shift (which is nutty for a number of reasons) allowed Disney to placePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesin that vacant Memorial Day weekend. As for theJuly 7, 2017release date previously held by Captain Jack Sparrow? Well, let’s just say thatSonytook this opportunity to supply the nextSpider-Manmovie and theirJumanjiremake with shiny new opening weekends.
Sony’s currently untitled Spider-Man rebootwill now openonJuly 7, 2017, moving up three weeks from its originalJuly 28, 2017release date. Meanwhile,Jumanjiwill stampede into that now-vacant July 28 spot, a massive seven-month delay from its originalDecember 25, 2016release.
That move may prove particularly fortuitous for Spider-Man, a character who has found plenty of past success by web-slinging in the vicinity of the Fourth of July weekend. Both 2004’sSpider-Man 2and 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Manopened well in similar positions, although this iteration of the character is bound to create a new level of excitement amongst superhero movie fans. After all, this film finds Sony collaborating with Marvel Studios to introduce Spidey into their Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will see Peter Parker (played byTom Holland) share the screen with the likes of Iron Man and Captain America. The new Spider-Man will make his debut in the upcomingCaptain America: Civil Warbefore launching into this solo adventure, which will be directed byJohn Wattsand penned byJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldstein.
That move is only half of the story, though. Sony installingJumanjiin that July 28 slot makes us wonder if they ever planned for the film to meet its original August 06, 2025 release date in the first place. After all,Jake Kasdanwas officially hired to helm the project last weekand he would have had less than a year to develop, shoot, and edit a big budget family adventure that will be filled with all kinds of complicated visual effects. It’s likely that Sony brought him board with every intention of finding a new 2017 release date for the film, which would allow everyone to actually shoot this thing without creating something half-baked or, you know, dying from stress.
In any case, the great Summer Movie Schedule Swap of 2017 seems to have come to a final conclusion. For now.
