Universal Pulls Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan’s ‘Extinction’ From Release Schedule!!!

Universal has pulled Extinction, a sci-fi film starring Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan, from its release schedule without explanation.

The film had been set to open on Jan. 26, 2018.

Extinction‘s logline describes it as a thriller in “which a man must save his family from an otherworldly phenomenon.” The title was written by Eric Heisserer, Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane. Despite the film previously set for release just two months from now, no promotional materials have yet been unveiled for the title.

The Ben Young-directed film was produced by Mandeville Films Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman. Extinction is Young‘s second feature after this year’s 1980s-set abduction drama Hounds of Love. That low-budget film premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival, where it received strong reviews.

Young spoke to The Hollywood Reporter in May, seven days into his shoot in Serbia for Extinction. “It’s like nothing I’d ever read before,” the director said at the time. “It’s about a guy trying to redeem himself within his family in the midst of an alien invasion.”

Other nationwide releases scheduled for Extinction‘s previous January date include Fox‘s sequel The Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Studio 8‘s Matthew McConaughey drug drama White Boy Rick.

Universal‘s upcoming films include Pitch Perfect 3 on Dec. 22, Insidious: The Last Key on Jan. 5 and Fifty Shades Freed on Feb. 9.

 

via The Hollywood Reporter

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