Fri. June 4, 2010
Hollywood -
"I Love You Philip Morris" has hit more roadblocks than a prisoner trying to escape.
The movie, which focuses on a prison romance between characters played by Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, was supposed to be released in February.
Then this spring.
Now, the release date scheduled in July has been stopped by a California judge.
The problem is not the gay content. It's a legal battle between movie studio and producer EuropaCorp, and distributor Consolidated.
EuropaCorp says Consolidated was supposed to pay it three million dollars in three payments and they haven't.
Consolidated claims that EuropaCorp hasn't delivered the film on time.
Now the release date is tentatively scheduled for October.
The movie tells the story of Steven Russell, a police officer and married man who realizes after a dramatic car accident that he's gay.
He ditches the wife and jumps into a flamboyant gay lifestyle, making money on the flip side of the law with con games. He meets the love of his life, Philip Morris, when he's thrown behind bars and then tries repeatedly to break Morris out of prison.
"I Love You Philip Morris" was well-received released at film festivals but has not been released to mainstream theaters.
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