Some fans were anticipating their first look at the independent film version of "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" to be released this month. But it looks like they'll have to wait until April.
"The push back is due entirely to production," said director Timothy Hines in a press release. "I've worked for seven [years] on this film, and as the release deadline approached, I was faced with a very simple choice: rush the picture or push the release date back and do the movie right."
The film, which is still expected to be released before the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise version being planned for Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks, is being produced by Hines' Pendragon Pictures. It was originally scheduled for a theatrical release March 30, but now will take place sometime in April. "This was absolutely the right thing to do," Hines said. "My picture ... is an epic with thousands of special effects. It would have been absurd to cut scenes or rush effects when the movie was so close to completion. The thousands of fan letters that pour in every week reflect that this decision is correct and, in the end, it was the only way to go."
