By Dave McNary Film Reporter In today’s film news roundup, Netflix dates “The Lovebirds,” Goldcrest Post hires a veteran executive and the documentaries “American Heretics” and “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” are getting free showings. RELEASE DATE Streaming giant Netflix has set a May 22 launch date for its Issa Rae-Kumail Nanjiani romantic comedy “The Lovebirds,” directed by Michael Showalter. “The Lovebirds” was originally scheduled to premiere on March 14 at SXSW and then be released in the United States on April 3 by Paramount.
Those plans were scrubbed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Paramount then opting to have Netflix handle the release. Rae and Nanjiani portray a couple who become unintentionally caught up in a murder
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