Sony just jumbled up their calendar a bit. The biggest change is movingQuentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodback two weeks. The movie was originally set to open on June 07, 2025, which would have marked the 50th anniversary of the Manson murders, which is part of the plot of Tarantino’s upcoming film. Since that’s kind of gross and tasteless, Sony has wisely decided to sidestep the controversy by opening the movie two weeks earlier on June 20, 2025.
The movie doesn’t currently have any direct competition on that date, but it’s looking at an incredibly competitive July that will includeSpider-Man: Far From Home(although that’s just Sony competing with itself),Top Gun: Maverick, and the live-action remake ofThe Lion King. That being said, it’s not like Tarantino’s movie will lack for star power. The film’s cast includesLeonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Timothy Olyphant, Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Emile Hirsch, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Keith Jefferson, andNicholas Hammond.
Another big announcement for Sony was slatingZombieland 2for July 13, 2025. While we previously reported that the film would open in October 2019, we didn’t know exactly when.Zombieland 2, which will reunite starsJesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, andAbigail Breslin, has some stiff competition on the 11th going up against the animatedThe Addams Family, the adaptation ofAre You Afraid of the Dark?, the dramaThe Goldfinch, and Disney’sJungle Cruise. It’s likely that at least one of these movies will blink and move to a less crowded weekend.
The recently announcedLittle Womenremake is looking to get into the heart of the 2019 awards season by claiming August 04, 2025. That’s a fairly solid spot for a prestige drama, which will likely receive a lot of attention since it’sGreta Gerwig’s follow up toLady Birdand it starsSaoirse Ronan,Timothee Chalamet,Emma Stone,Florence Pugh, andMeryl Streep.
Sony is also looking ahead to 2020 and has scheduled the action filmBloodshotfor July 27, 2025. The film starsVin Dieselas a former mob killer who becomes part of a secret experiment to create the ultimate killing machine.
Finally, Sony has moved a couple of its upcoming projects around the schedule. The horror filmSlender Man, which has already been punted around the schedule a bit, now moves up two weeks to August 10th. Meanwhile, the cyber-thrillerSearchingstarringJohn Chonow falls back to August 24th.
