Austin Butler and Tom Hardy Drama ‘The Bikeriders’ Delays Theatrical Release Due to Strike
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “The Bikeriders,” a drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy and directed by Jeff Nichols, has been delayed amid the ongoing actors’ strike.
Disney and 20th Century were scheduled to open the film on Dec. 1 but it’s been taken off the calendar for now. The film, which premiered in Telluride over Labor Day weekend, still hopes to qualify for this year’s Oscar season, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news of the delay.
This requires “The Bikeriders” to debut in theaters sometime before the end of 2023. Several other movies, including Timothee Chalamet’s sequel “Dune: Part Two” and the Zendaya-led sports drama “Challengers,” have been postponed because the SAG strike prevents actors from promoting their work.
Recent releases such as Sony’s Game Stop stock frenzy-inspired “Dumb Money” and Keneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation “A Haunting in Venice” struggled at the box office, at least in part because the star-studded films couldn’t get a boost from their cast on the press circuit.
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