A couple of websites are reporting that The Road will be released in February.
The Road February 20 – The Road is post-apocalyptic thriller with some big talent in the form of Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce and Charlize Theron. No luck finding a trailer on the net, but I’m betting site unseen that it will be good. [Winter Movie Preview]
“The Road.” Author Cormac McCarthy’s novel, “No Country for Old Men,” was adapted into Oscar gold last year. Now, his latest novel, “The Road,” has been adapted into a movie starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. This is the story of a nameless father and son doing all they can to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. McCarthy’s storyline is the stuff of science fiction but his style is the stuff of high literature. It will be curious to see how these elements translate into film. Scheduled for release on Feb. 19. [VDT View]
And here is a UPI press release dated December 28 that says the release date has not been set yet:
U.S. actor Viggo Mortensen says his involvement in the dark movies, “Good” and “The Road,” have helped him focus on the important things in life.
The “Eastern Promises” star said the movies about Nazi Germany and an apocalyptic world, respectively, altered his outlook on the world by making him a more active member of society and social circles, the New York Post reported Sunday.
“It makes you value paying attention, you know what I mean? As a family member, or friend or member of society, if you don’t pay attention or you don’t participate to some degree, then you can’t complain later if that person leaves you, or your country gets out of control,” the 50-year-old actor said.
Mortensen said it was unfortunate the release date for “Road,” a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s popular novel, was rescheduled from November to an undisclosed time in 2009.
“I would have loved to see it come out now, because it’s moving into winter and that seems appropriate, story-wise,” he said of the bleak movie’s original release date.
And if that’s not confusing enough, this is what Mortensen told AICN about a month ago:
My understanding is that they know that they’ve got a story that a lot of people want to see, because of the book. And, the people that read the book, which are many, were very moved by it and by this relationship between this boy and this man, in particular, in that setting. And, I think that they are really aware of the fact that they’ve got one chance to do it, and if there’s any little things that they still want to work on a little more, to get it just right, whether it’s the music –I don’t know what it is — a variety of things, they want to do it right. And, if you rush it out before you feel in good conscience it’s there … So, I am disappointed. I wanted to see it. I want to see how it is.
But, if they think they need a little more time, then I’d rather they took it than didn’t. There’s the thought, ‘Well, maybe, we can sneak in and get an award, nomination or something, or make some money right now’. And, then, you think about it later and go, ‘Well, if we only had done this and that, we really would have finished it, and then they really would have liked it’ or something. It doesn’t bother me that much.
What I hope they don’t do is then just put it out in February or something. I hope they wait and do it at the right time. I don’t know.