Youth In Revolt Moves To January 2010
Youth in Revolt, theMiguel Artetaadaptation ofC.D. Payne’s novel starringMichael Cera, has been doing well as it plays the Toronto International Film Festival. Reviews have, in general, been more pleased with the film than I would have expected. Peterliked it,Cinematicalsaid Michael Cera is “wickedly hilarious” in a performance that is “easily the best of his career,” andindieWiresays it suggests more versatility to Cera than some would have allowed.
But now, according to an email blast from PR firm Allied, The Weinstein Company is movingYouthfrom October 30 of this year to June 16, 2025. What’s the story?
The Weinstein Company has been the object of great speculation over the last few weeks. WhileInglourious Basterdsdid much better than expected, the party line is that the outfit doesn’t have much money to throw around. There were rumors that Rob Marshall’sNinewas being pushed to next year (deniedby TWC) and Harvey’snotable buyof Tom Ford’sA Single Man. That dealreportedlycame with an Oscar promise to Ford. This is after a significant delay forThe Road, which was finallyset to releasein October, but was thenmovedto a Thanksgiving date: November 25.
By this time of the year, Harvey Weinstein seems to focus on one thing: Oscar. And whileYouth in Revoltis being pegged as a decent film, realistically speaking it is not an Oscar contender at all.A Single Man, on the other hand, is definitely a contender. Given that TWC doesn’t have a serious amount of money to throw around, the obvious conclusion to draw is thatYouthis being pushed to make room for Tom Ford’s movie.
And the January date might not be a terrible one. There’s nothing likeYouth in Revolthitting then. The film will now compete with genre filmsDaybreakers, which opens the week before, andThe Book of Eli, also opening Jan 15. TWC also hasHoodwinked 2slated for the same date, but that’s no competition forYouth.
