V for Vendetta Pushed Back To 2006:
V for Vendetta, originally slated to open on Nov. 4, has been pushed back to next March, a Warner Brothers spokesperson told SCI FI Wire. In a statement, Warner said: “We have moved the release date of V for Vendetta to March 17, 2006, to accommodate the movie’s post-production schedule.”
The spokesperson, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, denied that the delay had anything to do with the movie’s subject matter or the current political climate. V for Vendetta has come under scrutiny for the coincidence of its subject matter and the recent terrorist bombings in London.
(Via Sci Fi Wire.)
And if you believe politics had nothing to do with it, I have some fine land in Nevada for you to buy.
This film was going to be a tough sell under any circumstances, if it was going to remain faithful to the original work. But this action fills me with foreboding for the final product. I find it very hard to believe that WB would happily remove the association with the 400th anniversary of Guy Fawkes if they didn’t have to.