Warner Bros. Dates Horror Hits and Tentpole Westerns
Warner Bros. has unveiled a trio of film release dates, shaking up the calendar with strategic choices designed to maximize both genre and mainstream appeal.
Horror Reigns Supreme
The studio has set the next installment in the iconic horror franchise, Final Destination: Bloodlines, for May 16, 2025. Fans eager for the next wave of death-defying predicaments will have to wait, but the date puts the film in a prime position. Genre movies like A Quiet Place II have found enormous success in May, proving the audience appetite for chilling thrills.
Diriged by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, Final Destination: Bloodlines boasts a screenplay penned by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor. Jon Watts, known for his work on the recent Spider-Man films, is credited with the story based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick. A talented cast including Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones, and Richard Harmon rounds out the production.
Ryan Reynolds Takes the Wheel in "Animal Friends"
From the realm of horror to the wild west, Warner Bros. has dated Animal Friends, Legendary Entertainment’s hybrid live-action road movie, for October 10, 2025. The film, which originated at Sony, has a stellar ensemble led by Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery, and Ellie Bamber.
Peter Atencio directs from a script by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. The film will face Disney’s Tron: Ares on the same weekend, promising a cinematic showdown.
يتجه "Fl owervale Street" إلى رسمة أوسع
Finally, Warner Bros. has rescheduled David Robert Mitchell’s Flowervale Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, from May 16, 2025, to March 13, 2026. This strategic move places the film in the lucrative mid-March slot, historically home to major releases like Dune: Part Two and The Batman.
Warner Bros. is determined to make Flowervale Street a tentpole feature, backing it with an IMAX global rollout.
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