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direct to video or theaters

posted 10 years ago by SteveDayreturns
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Statham has had a few flops of late. Will he join Seagal,Jcvd,Dolph,And Wesley on the DVD racks?

[–] Dustbowler 10 years ago

January 22 lands on a Friday next year. As long as that date holds it should get at least a limited theatrical release.

Who says violence is not the answer?

[–] smoko 9 years ago

@Dustbowler Wait, it's got a release in January? That's where the studios dump their bad action movies. Not a good sign.

[–] Dustbowler 9 years ago

The release date has been changed since I made that post. It was first bumped to April of this year and is now scheduled to hit theaters in late August. Late August really isn't prime release time for movies either. Hopefully this will be the exception.

Who says violence is not the answer?

[–] jordanthomas_2009-346-914758 10 years ago

Fast and Furious 7 will be Stathams comeback! I don't think he'll go into Seagal territory because he's a much better actor than him and does the majority of his own stunts!

[–] Studman_Productions 10 years ago

Furious 7 really bombed didn't it?

[–] Marter2 10 years ago

I'm guessing a limited theatrical with a simultaneous VOD release.

[–] gamer_12 10 years ago

The combination of Fast/Furious and his comedic turn in Spy could help revitalize Statham's career. Otherwise, he's headed to direct to VOD land.

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[–] Staley67-02 10 years ago

Furious 7 bombed?? It's made well over a billion dollars.

[–] rogerdemarco30 9 years ago

The budget is reportedly $40 million....so I would imagine the studio would want to release it theatrically in hopes of getting that money back. DVD sales aren't what they used to be and the limited release/VOD format typically works best with smaller films.

[Never trust anyone that posts on only one IMDB board.]

[–] Sharky08 9 years ago

You must be on drugs.