MGM/ United Artists today announced that they are moving the Bryan Singer directed WWII epic VALKYRIE from a release date of later this year to 2009. The film, starring Tom Cruise, will now open on President's Day Weekend February 13, 2009, instead of October 3, 2008."MGM is proud and excited to be presenting Valkyrie, and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible," said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically. "When an opening became available for President's Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity. Having seen a lot of the film and how great it is going to play once it's finished, moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move."
"Valkyrie is shaping up to be a phenomenal movie," said Dennis Rice, President of Worldwide Marketing and Publicity for United Artists, which made the movie. "We're delighted that MGM has agreed to hold the release until the very strong holiday weekend."
Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Thomas Kretschmann, Terrance Stamp and Carice Van Houten also star in the movie that revolves around the story of the daring and ingenious plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.