Paramount Picture is moving “
The Soloist” starring
Jamie Foxx and
Robert Downey Jr. from November 21, 2008 to March 13, 2009. So, the movie is without any hope for
Academy Awards 2008.
TV spots for “The Soloist” have already aired nationally and trailers had been placed in front of “
Eagle Eye.”
“We decided it's a commercial movie that will play well in the spring, and we'll give it an aggressive wide release then,” Paramount Pictures vice chairman
Rob Moore said.
Studio also moved
Edward Zwick‘s “
Defiance,” starring
Daniel Craig and
Liev Schreiber, to a 2009 wide release. The film, which was scheduled to open December 12, 2008 will be released on January 16, 2009.
In its old date, “Defiance” would have gone up against “
Doubt,” “
The Reader” and “
Frost/Nixon.”
“The Soloist” was set to open wide in a very crowded frame – “
Twilight” and “
Bolt.”
Paramount is clearly throwing its Oscar campaign money at
Sam Mendes‘ “
Revolutionary Road” starring
Kate Winslet and
Leonardo DiCaprio,
David Fincher‘s “
The Curious Life of Benjamin Button” starring
Brad Pitt and
Ben Stiller‘s comedy “
Tropic Thunder” with Robert Downey's supporting performance in the movie.
