News > AVP: Requiem Changes Release Date

Written by David Morgan

Slashfilm is reporting that the release date of Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem has been changed from Christmas to January 18th. That's right, they're taking on JJ Abrams's mysterious 1-18-08. Originally the film would have been going up against Charlie Wilson's War, The Great Debators, The Water Horse, Sweeney Todd, National Treasure 2, and Walk Hard. Obviously they made a smart choice. AVP2 wouldn't stand a chance against National Treasure 2, and the nerdbase would be more likely to go see Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd than the sequel to a movie that was absolutely abominable.

But Slashfilm thinks the sci-fi action film will run into trouble from 1-18-08 or whatever they're calling it these days. That's yet to be seen. We don't even know what the film is called, let alone much about the plot. A mysterious ad campaign does not necessarily equal dollars in the bank. 1-18-08 might very well still beat AVP in the box office, but at least it'll be a closer race than it would be against those Christmas releases.