The may kick off next weekend, but . The latest movie to shift spots is Sony鈥檚 comic book film 鈥淜raven the Hunter,鈥� which will now open in December instead of on Labor Day weekend.
The studio announced the move late Friday, leaving Disney and Marvel鈥檚 鈥� 鈥� as the only major superhero release of the summer. It's due out July 26.
鈥淜raven the Hunter鈥� stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the Spider-Man villain in the J.C. Chandor-directed origin story, which will be rated R. The cast also includes Ariana DeBose, Alessandro Nivola and Russell Crowe. Its one of several Sony Spider-Man spinoffs, including 鈥淰enom鈥� and 鈥淢adame Web.鈥�
The new theatrical release date is Dec. 13, putting it up against the animated 鈥淭he Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.鈥�
The studio had previously scheduled its new 鈥淜arate Kid鈥� film 鈥� with Ralph Maccio and Jackie Chan 鈥� to open on that date, but pushed it back to May 2025. The film is scheduled to follow the sixth and final season of 鈥淐obra Kai,鈥� which was delayed by Hollywood strikes.
Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian predicted previously that would come up short of 2023's $4 billion summer. The loss of a major wide release doesn鈥檛 help the forecast. Sony did add its Blumhouse horror story 鈥淭hey Listen," with John Cho, Katherine Waterston, to the Labor Day weekend spot as a replacement for 鈥淜raven the Hunter."
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
