As awards buzz accumulates for Paramount‘s Robbie Williams eclectic biopic Better Man and ABC Sports Munich Olympics thriller Sept. 5, the studio is tweaking both titles’ theatrical rollout.
September 5, which was previously scheduled to open exclusively on Black Friday, Nov. 29, and expand on Dec. 13, will now bow on Dec. 13 exclusively and go wide over MLK weekend, Jan. 17, 2025. The Tim Fehlbaum directed movie is 86% fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Meanwhile, Better Man, will still open exclusively on Christmas Day. But instead of going wide over MLK weekend 2025, it will now go coast to coast on Jan. 10, 2025. The Michael Gracey directed feature is 87% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics.
Written by Moritz Binder and Fehlbaum, September 5 follows the ABC Sports control room in Germany during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics as they face the challenges in shifting their coverage of the Israeli athletes who are taken hostage. Pic stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker and Ferdinand Dörfler.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), the story focuses on the intricate details of the high-tech broadcast capabilities of the time, juxtaposed against the many lives at stake and the moral decisions that needed to be made against an impossible ticking clock.
Better Man follows the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, who narrates this unique big screen take of his life. Pic also stars Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Tom Budge and Anthony Hayes in the Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole and Gracey penned feature.
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