Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson Sequel ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Moves Earlier In The Summer

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After Disney plopped its 20th Century Studios Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy on Aug 13, a week before Lionsgate’s sequel from the same actor, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, it stood to reason the later would move.

The new date for the Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson part 2 which also stars Salma Hayek is June 16.The announcement was made by Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate’s president of Worldwide Distribution.

The sequel on its new date arrives the weekend after Warner Bros/HBO Max’s feature musical In the Heights, and the weekend prior to Universal’s F9 on June 25.

Also opening the weekend of June 16-18 is Focus Features Edgar Wright-directed feature docu The Sparks Brothers. Schwartz said, “This is the kind of summer action film that delivers