Update, Aug. 6: Sony will now open Miramax’s Here, the reteam between Forrest Gump‘s filmmaker Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright on Nov.
1. It’s the only studio theatrical release going wide on Nov. 1 after Samuel Goldwyn’s Liam Neeson title Absolution, Viva’s animated title Hitpig and the George Huang directed Luke Evans movie Weekend in Taipei.
There’s been no buzz that Here will land a place at the fall’s film festival troika of TIFF, Venice and Telluride. Previous, June 21: Sony announced on Friday that its new film Here, reuniting the director, writer, and stars of the classic Forrest Gump, will open wide via TriStar Pictures on November 15.
Previously, the film had been scheduled for an exclusive run in Los Angeles in New York on the 15th, with a limited and wide release to follow on the 22nd and 27th, respectively.
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