Priest, directed by Scott Stewart, is getting the 3D treatment and will now be released Jan. 14, 2011. The new date puts the movie in similar territory as the recent Legion, the Stewart-Bettany action-thriller that opened Jan. 22 and was..a bit shit. Although the film has done alright for Screen Gems, amassing almost $31 million so far. The new release date could be because they are happy with Legion and want to try to replicate its earnings with a similar release slot, or they are disappointed and want to add some bells and whistles(like 3D) in an attempt to ensure its success. Either way, I think the highly anticipated Priest, has become some what less highly anticipated after Legion!
In other news, Underworld 4 is being pushed back from a January 2011 date to Sept. 23, 2011. These Vamps and their unwillingness to stake their claim for a release date!:)
Priest is based on a graphic novel by Min-Woo Hyung and sees Bettany as a warrior priest who teams up with a young sheriff (Cam Gigandet) and a priestess (Maggie Q) to track down a band of renegade vampires.
