Lionsgate has removed Guy Ritchie thriller In The Grey from its scheduled late January 2025 release slot and has yet to give the film a new date.
British director Guy Ritchie was set to release two films in 2025, but things are less certain now given that the first of those two releases, In The Grey, has been removed from its January release slot by Lionsgate.
Ritchie wrote and directed the thriller, while the cast features Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, Carlos Bardem, Fisher Stevens, Jason Wong, and Rosamund Pike. Two extraction specialists (played by Cavill and Gyllenhaal) must designate a route of escape for a senior female negotiator (Gonzalez). It was shot in the Canary Islands last year.
The stated reason for the film’s delay (per Deadline) is a simple one: it isn’t finished. Ritchie has been exceedingly prolific in the last couple of years, delivering two films in 2023, plus The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare this year. We may still get both of the scheduled Ritchie films slated for 2025 – it just means we might be waiting a little longer for the first one.
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As for the second 2025 film, that’s Fountain Of Youth, starring Eiza González (again), John Krasinski and Natalie Portman. It’s labelled as an adventure fantasy mystery and is backed by Apple and Skydance.
The synopsis states:
Two estranged siblings join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Using historical clues, they embark on an epic quest filled with adventure. If successful, the mythical fountain could grant them immortality.
Filming wrapped in May, with part of the shoot heading to Cairo, Egypt. There are no details as to when we can expect it to release. Given the recent furore we’ve seen with Jon Watts walking away from a Wolfs sequel because Apple refused to release the original film theatrically, we wonder what the distribution plan for it is. We’ll let you know as we hear more.
