‘JUPITER ASCENDING’ delayed until FEBRUARY 2015. To the Wasteland!

You know what movies come out in February? Typically? Cast-off movies. Fallen movies. Movies that the companies have no confidence in, wish to bury, silently hope to ignore until oblivion. And given everything I’ve seen out from Jupiter Ascending, I cannot say I’m surprised it has been banished into The February Wasteland.

Bad news, Wachowski fans. Their upcoming summer blockbuster, Jupiter Ascending, is no longer that. The film has been moved from its initial July 18 release to February 6, 2015. No specific reason has yet been given for the Jupiter Ascending delay but we have some guesses below.

Variety and others quickly reported the disappointing news.

It’s a strong, but odd move, a mere seven weeks before release and – though we aren’t sure why yet – it means one of two things. The most obvious and optimistic is reason is the Wachowskis simply won’t be able to finish the elaborate special effects in time for release. That seems extremely reasonable. There’s also the chance Warner Bros. has very little confidence in the film, hence the wasteland of February release. It’s actually now scheduled to open on the same day as Universal’s Seventh Son, the long delayed Jeff Bridges fantasy movie. That’s not a good thing. [/Film]