‘Weather Man’ off again, on again

The saying in New England is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait 10 minutes.” Were it not for Paramount’s suddenly firmed-up release date for The Weather Man, there might be another saying: “If you think you might like The Weather Man, just wait 10 months.” For reasons termed “normal delays” by the studio, the Nicolas Cage/Michael Caine drama, directed by Clio and Cannes Lion winner Gore Verbinski, has been put off so long that it’s leading to all sorts of speculation on message boards. Paramount released the trailer months ago, pulled it and now has it back in theaters. With a release date of Oct. 28 just announced, who knows if the trailer will run until then or be pulled again? At this point, even infrequent moviegoers can doubtless recite the lines from it.

—Posted by Gregory Solman

August 31, 2005 | Permalink