LOS ANGELES — Dotting the Sunset Strip are signs of a time gone by: colorful billboards for movies that were supposed to come out during the summertime blockbuster season, only to be pushed back to September and beyond. The Covid-19 pandemic, which closed theaters around the world, wreaked havoc on the premiere dates of would-be megahits like “Tenet” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” as well as other films with more modest box-office ambitions, like “Unhinged,” a gritty action film starring Russell Crowe. But unlike dozens of other movies, “Unhinged” will indeed have a theatrical release in the United States this summer, signaling a return to business for Hollywood. The original plan was for a July 1 premiere. The date was pushed back twice more before the film was scheduled to appear on Friday in more than 1,800 theaters in the United States and Canada, a release that came about largely because of the stubbornness of Mark Gill, an independent film producer who was hellbent on getting it to the big screen.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2020 19:02 UTC