Dave Bautista’s action comedy “My Spy” has been moved off of its August 23 release date, numerous individuals familiar with the film’s studio, Stx Films, told Variety.The family-centric tale about a hardened CIA operative and his unlikely 9-year-old sidekick is seeking a new date in the first quarter of 2020.
It could open as early as January, one of the insiders said.
An Stx spokesperson had no comment.Footage from the project, which is directed by Peter Segal, played well to movie theater owners at CinemaCon in April, and drew comparisons to the Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Kindergarten Cop.” Producers and the studio are said to have full faith in the film but wanted some time between this and the buddy comedy “Stuber,” which opens Friday and also co-stars Bautista.Stx is trying to find its footing after a material loss of tens of millions on the original animated franchise hopeful “UglyDolls,
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