After the news broke that Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Hidalgo’ has been pushed back 6 months, fans have been speculating as to the reason why. Here is a rather informative and logical look at the situation. Thanks to Kathleen<\/b><\/p>\n
Some movie premieres are pushed back simply because the film is a big stinker, but I can’t imagine this is the case with “Hidalgo.” I think it’s likely that Disney moved it for strategic marketing reasons.<\/p>\n
Imagine the potential box office for “Hidalgo” in October–BEFORE the Two Towers Extended Edition comes out–versus March, 2004, AFTER ROTK has premiered, out-earned FOTR and TTT, earned New Line a slew of Oscar nominations, and then won the Oscar for Best Picture, etc.?<\/p>\n
I think it’s a brilliant move. In March of 2004, Viggo Mortensen will be a bona-fide world-class movie star, far beyond the so-called sci-fi\/fantasy “fringe.” What better time to premiere another Viggo “product?”<\/p>\n
If the premiere has been moved for some other reason (something related to post-production problems, etc.) I have to congratulate Disney for their good luck. I think they’ll make a heck of a lot more money releasing this film in March than they would have in October.<\/p>\n
As a fan, I’m disappointed that I have to wait, but we LOTR fans have learned to be patient. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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