Focus Features is moving the J.A. Bayona fantasy drama A Monster Calls to December 23, 2016.
Focus Features is moving the J.A. Bayona fantasy drama A Monster Calls from a nationwide open on October 21 to a limited run on December 23, 2016. The film will expand wide on January 6, 2017.
Helmer J.A. Bayona last directed 2012's The Impossible, and will next be behind the camera of Jurassic World 2, which is aiming for a 2018 release.
12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall)—dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates—finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth. Toby Kebbell plays Conor’s father, and Liam Neeson stars in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting Monster.Deadline.com (see original article) reports, "the change-up in A Monster Calls release comes in the wake of early positive audience and press reactions". Watch the film's trailer below.
Helmer J.A. Bayona last directed 2012's The Impossible, and will next be behind the camera of Jurassic World 2, which is aiming for a 2018 release.
