'Spider-Man,' 'Jumanji' Reboots Get New Release Dates in 2017
Tom Holland to play ‘Spider-Man’ in 2017 movie after turns by Tobey Maguire (left) and Andrew Garfield (right)
By Justin Kroll, Variety
Sony has shifted the release dates for its upcoming reboots of Spider-Man and Jumanji
The studio has moved up the release of Spider-Man to July 7, 2017 from July 28, 2017. The live-action movie from Jon Watts — a collaboration with Marvel — stars Tom Holland as the young webslinger and Marisa Tomei as his aunt May.
Sources say the shoot was pushed back a month so a polish could be given to the script before production started.
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The date was just vacated by Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which will now bow on May 26, 2017.
Jumanji will be pushed back from Christmas Day 2016 into the now open weekend of July 28, 2017 — previously occupied by the superhero tentpole. The film is currently the only title slated for that date.
Jake Kasdan recently signed on to direct the remake of the 1995 movie starring Robin Williams — adapted from Chris Van Allsburg’s Caldecott Medal-winning book. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner are writing the screenplay based on a draft by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Matt Tolmach is producing the pic.
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