--- description: Six weeks before it was scheduled to premiere, sci-fi blockbuster "Jupiter Ascending" has been delayed until 2015 title: "Jupiter Ascending" delayed until 2015 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Jupiter Ascending_ Won't Hit Theaters Until 2015 by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2014 11:54 AM CUT by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2014 11:54 AM CUT Well, it looks like bad news for summer sci-fi. Though the [premiere of _Jupiter Ascending_ ](http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-delay-summer-2015-wb/ "undefined")was slated for July 18, the space-themed film has been delayed until February, 2015. The film, which stars Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, follows a cleaning woman (Kunis) who discovers that she’s actually the heir to the Earth and in need of protection from an alien warrior (Tatum). While the film was set to be a part of this summer’s series of big-budget films, [Deadline reports](http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-delay-summer-2015-wb/ "undefined") that Warner Bros. postponed the premiere citing directors Andy and Lana Wachowski need for “more time to complete visual effects work on their CG-heavy space epic.” Domestic distribution chief Dan Fellman confirmed the need for more time [to _Variety_](https://variety.com/2014/film/news/jupiter-ascending-delayed-until-february-2015-1201211461/ "undefined"), saying, ”With the July release date, they were just not going to make it on time. A lot of the issue for us was getting it ready for the international release, since the foreign territories need additional time.” The film was reportedly made for an astronomical $150 million and, judging from the trailers, a large portion of that budget has already gone into the special effects. \[[_Deadline_](http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-delay-summer-2015-wb/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2821661/jupiter-ascending-delayed-2015/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2821661/jupiter-ascending-delayed-2015/"},"headline":"Jupiter Ascending Won't Hit Theaters Until 2015","datePublished":"2014-06-04T11:54:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:12:11.474Z","description":"Sorry, Channing Tatum fans. Warner Bros. has postponed the release of the sci-fi blockbuster just six weeks before its premiere date. The film, which stars Tatum and Mila Kunis, will now hit theaters in 2015","url":"https://time.com/2821661/jupiter-ascending-delayed-2015/","keywords":["movies","Channing Tatum","Mila Kunis","Summer"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2821661/jupiter-ascending-delayed-2015/","name":"Jupiter Ascending Won't Hit Theaters Until 2015"}}]}] ```