To be released on December 25, 2013

[will]

Oct 8, 2013 11:46:23 GMT -5 nas78 said:

I`m wondering. Is Oscars their primary concern? The box-office? Or maybe both.
As i see it this year`s Oscars field is crowded and so is the holiday`s releases.
I can`t believe i`m saying that, but maybe the best choice (for them) is to release it sometime in 2014?

I think (and hope) money is their primary concern. The Nov. 15 date was a very good one, but even if the film was ready today, it would be too late to release it then, as there are no TV spots playing, no second trailer (yet), etc.
Dec. 25 (Christmas) and Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving) would not be as good. Both busier weeks, where a film about Wall Street might get ignored in favor of more season-appropriate movies. The Christmas weekend might bring a No.1 for WOWS. I know it doesn't really mean anything, but I'd like Scorsese to have another movie at No.1.
So, if they don't care about oscars, then I'd pick Dec. 25.

As for 2014... WOWS is not a genre film, so it could have trouble finding an audience outside of Fall/Holidays. Not to mention that they'd risk predisposing critics, who generally regard a delay as a bad sign of the film's quality.

[peanut80]

The lastest from the rumor mill : Nov 25th release

Exclusive: Now I am hearing that after much talk about a 2014 delay, Martin Scorsese– like Mary Tyler Moore–is gonna make it after all. Sources say that Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker are trying desperately to deliver a manageable length version of “The Wolf of Wall Street” for Christmas Day release.

The word: Their goal now is November 25th. After that, Scorsese will leave for the Marrakesh Film Festival. That will give the capable folks at Paramount one month to get marketing and promotion together.

If Scorsese makes it, this adds a new wrinkle into the competitive Oscar season. There are plenty of candidates for the 10 Best Picture slots and the five Best Actors. Not only that–Matthew McConnaughey will be eligible from three movies: Wolf, Dallas Buyers Club, and Mud. He’ll certainly get something.

Here are the realistic Best Picture contenders so far in no order: Gravity, The Butler, Blue Jasmine, August: Osage County, 12 Years a Slave, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska, Fruitvale Station, Captain Phillips, The Monuments Men, Saving Mr. Banks, American Hustle, Mandela, All is Lost, Philomena.

Will Scorsese and Schoonmaker make it in time? We’re crossing our fingers

www.showbiz411.com/2013/10/08/scorsese-dicaprio-wolf-of-wall-street-may-make-oscar-deadline-after-all

Will

If this rumor has any truth to it , I think, the Nov 25th will work well as counter programming to "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" .

It will be welcome male /adult fare . Also, from what I see at BOM it doesn't have any other strong adult competition that weekend.

Besides , be it fall/holiday or any time of year, we DiCaprio fans will be going to see his new film

And from the reaction I've seen since this latest Scorsese/DiCaprio project was announced , I think that is true of most people.

[nas78]

Peanut my dear they r not talking about a Nov 25 release.
They r talking about Marty finishing the editing till Nov 25 before he departs for Morocco.
The goal is Christmas Day.

Something tells me though that a 2014 release is more likely...will see...

[peanut80]

Nas

Now really if the Peanut wasn't confused , things wouldn't be normal would they

Oh , okay, so you take the article to say that "their goal is Nov 25th" is in reference to when they would have editing done right ?

And then if that happens they would spend the next month promoting/marketing , right ?

[arnzilla]

Here's the latest from Wells.

[nas78]

Peanut...Right...

Thanks Arnz for this.
So now Wells tells us that a 3-hour version will actually be the shortest cut.
I must say i haven`t read so many rumors-speculations-hearsays for a to be released film since....i don`t know...Eyes Wide Shut?...LOL

[sikri06]

Kristopher Tapley ‏@kristapley 50m
Latest word: "Wolf of Wall Street" looks like it'll make that Christmas date. 2014 fretters can exhale...for now.

twitter.com/kristapley

[will]

Will Martin Scorsese Film Meet New York Film Critics Deadline?

The New York Film Critics Circle will be the first critics group out of the gate this year, voting Dec. 3 on awards and announcing the results immediately thereafter.

The National Board of Review has pegged its awards announcement for Dec. 4.

The big question is whether Paramount’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” directed by Martin Scorsese, will meet the deadline. The film is scheduled to open Nov. 15, but it’s not clear when it will be ready or indeed if it will open this year.

variety.com/2013/film/awards/will-martin-scorsese-and-david-o-russell-films-meet-new-york-film-critics-deadline-1200731511/

[nas78]

Will Martin Scorsese Film Meet New York Film Critics Deadline?

Maybe...Maybe not...Maybe fuck yourselves...

Now that Bieber announced the release of his new doc (sic) ''Believe'' on Christmas, I believe (see what i did there) that Paramount will bail out and move to a 2014 release.
I mean how can u compete with Biebs in the box office? (I`m actually semi-serious on that).

Talking seriously now, Christmas day is too crowded.
Personally i don`t care about the BO. I never did.
But if i did i would release it another day. Before or after Christmas.

[sikri06]

Christmas day is not too crowded. First of all Justin Bieber is not gonna put a dent into TWWOS' box office. The only question is whether there are enough screens, and with Jack Ryan moving out of that slot, there definitely should be. Especially because I am expecting SONY to keep American Hustle in limited release for longer, if TWOWW opens on Christmas. AH would suffer more from the competition from TWOWW than the other way around.

[will]

Bieber's film may not take anyone away from WOWS potential audience, but it will not amuse me to see it be No. 1 over a Scorsese film.
It would be tempting to move the film away from Christmas day, to either get a head start on the others, or wait until Dec. 27 to enjoy a weekend of full force. But no studio would want to miss Dec. 25-26... so it's stuck there.

The only film that could compete for the same audience would be Mitty, unless it is promoted more as a family/fantasy film.

sikri,
how many theaters do you expect the film to get for a Christmas opening? I don't see an R-rated film getting over 3000.

[creamtangerine]

The only Christmas box office competition I see for TWOWS is Anchorman 2 or The Hobbit: Dragon Edition. I say that because last year's long runtime, un-Christmasy, Leonardo DiCaprio film with a notable director- Django Unchained, came in at number 2 after The Hobbit: Part One. Anchorman 2 will probably have the same kind of hype as Hobbit.

Honestly, as much as I love Scorsese, I don't associate him with box office numbers and Oscar wins. Goodfellas lost and I thought Hugo technically bombed? I hope any delays are strictly due to editing issues and not because of (ultimately) bullshit competitions.

(Ok the world can have it's silly pop stars, but if Bieber beats out Scorsese then you motherfucking kids can get the fuck off my lawn forever and Hollywood deserves to implode on its-motherfucking-self. /pesci-mode)

[will]

After weeks of speculation that Martin Scorsese's "Wolf of Wall Street" wouldn't hit theaters until 2014, the financial drama will arrive on Christmas Day and thrust a late entrant into the Oscar race, say three people close to the film.

www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-wolf-of-wall-street-jack-ryan-release-date-20131021,0,7858104.story#axzz2iQoD3JSq


creamtangerine,
The Hobbit will be on its third weekend, so if Wolf is a hit maybe it could top it...? And Hugo's promotion and release date were misguided. It could have made another $30mil. if someone new what to do with that film.

[nas78]

Roger Friedman
Scorsese “Wolf” Will Open Christmas Day– I told you this two weeks ago
www.showbiz411.com/2013/10/21/scorsese-wolf-will-open-christmas-day-i-told-you-this-two-weeks-ago

HAHAHA!!!... Now i would like Paramount to announce a different release date.
Maybe then these big-heads will stop being such arrogant pricks.
Paramount suits time to speak...

[sikri06]

Oct 22, 2013 10:42:57 GMT -5 nas78 said:

Roger Friedman
Scorsese “Wolf” Will Open Christmas Day– I told you this two weeks ago
www.showbiz411.com/2013/10/21/scorsese-wolf-will-open-christmas-day-i-told-you-this-two-weeks-ago

HAHAHA!!!... Now i would like Paramount to announce a different release date.
Maybe then these big-heads will stop being such arrogant pricks.
Paramount suits time to speak...

Well I hope not, as I would like to see it as soon as possible and do hope that it can be an Oscar contender.
I'm never sure about Roger Friedman. On one hand he is very gossipy, on the other hand he has broken some major stories over the years.