[Trailer] ’21 Bridges’: STX Pushes Chadwick Boseman Cop Thriller Release Date Back

21 Bridges follows an embattled New York Police Department (NYPD) detective (Chadwick Boseman), who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all 21 Bridges to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island.

STX and AGBO are moving 21 Bridges from September 27 release date to November 22. The Brian Kirk-directed cop thriller, which also stars Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Keith David, Taylor Kitsch and J.K. Simmons, is stepping into a Thanksgiving weekend where the other films are the Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers movie A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Disney’s Frozen 2 and the Reed Morano-directed revenge thriller Rhythm Section from Paramount. But it moves out of a crowded September field and away from the R-rated Joker, which Warner Bros opens October 4.

The decision was made after 21 Bridges got a strong response when its trailer was included in the Hall H Comic-Con panel where Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo unveiled their early slates under their AGBO banner. Boseman is also among the stars of that all-time top-grossing film.

Finding a weekend for a non-blockbuster, franchise, superhero film this year has proven nearly impossible. And there’s a possibility that crossover between audiences interested in Boseman and those anticipating Joaquin Phoenix’s “The Joker” could have hampered the box office of “21 Bridges.”

The film would have also needed to contend with Will Smith’s “Gemini Man” two weeks after its debut.

“We think this move is the best thing for the movie and we believe the 22nd is a great date that allows this film to play into the pre-Thanksgiving holiday, and it becomes true counterprogramming,” an STX spokesperson said via a press release.