It is one of the most anticipated films of the year 2021. But we will have to wait many more months before being able to see it: “Aline”, by Valérie Lemercier, will not be screened in theaters until November 10. 2021. This wonderful biopic of Celine Dion, where Valérie Lemercier plays the singer from 7 to 50 years old, was to be offered on February 17.
But Gaumont, who had already had to cancel the initial release scheduled for November, decided on a "radical" postponement.
While no date is yet planned for the reopening of cinemas, the distributor intends to limit the risks of yet another delay.
And wishes to offer the best distribution conditions for this film with very high potential - and with a budget of 23 million euros.
Aligning "Aline" in the spring seemed a little too risky and, if the rooms are open at that time, Gaumont will draw other cartridges (a little less heavy): "Le Sens de la famille", with Franck Dubosc and Alexandra Lamy (scheduled for March 3), “OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire”, by Nicolas Bedos (scheduled for April 14), and “Les Vedettes”, by Jonathan Barré, with the Palmashow duo Grégoire Ludig and David Marsais ( April 28).
The distributor will also return to the front, as soon as the theaters reopen, the dazzling “Goodbye idiots” by Albert Dupontel.
A summer release of Lemercier's film was then excluded, this season being generally reserved for children's feature films and American blockbusters ...
While Gaumont shifts another film scheduled for February (“Mystère”, with Vincent Elbaz and Marie Gillain, by Denis Imbert, set for December 15), StudioCanal has announced the VOD and DVD releases of “Petit Vampire”, by Joann Sfar , and the comedy "30 jours Max", by Tarek Boudali for February 10 and 17.
These two works had been shown in theaters, one and two weeks respectively, before they closed at the end of October.
Has the distributor therefore given up on showing them in the cinema?
On the side of StudioCanal, it is assured that only a rapid reopening could allow films to find their way back to the temples of the 7th Art.
But the longer their closure, the more this hypothesis moves away ...