Where’s the “The Hurt Locker”? That’s what everyone who was at TIFF wants to know. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (“Point Break”), the intense action drama about explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) experts in Iraq has been coveted by a small, but vociferous group of people. We’re definitely one of them. We saw footage in February and it looked fantastic. Last we heard the film was coming out late August, but Summit Entertainment’s refusal to lock in a firm release date has only made it more sought after. Well, according to another champion of the film who has actually seen it, Jeffrey Wells, the film could be coming out June 26. Right now it’s a rumor and apparently an internal leak from Summit, but it if turns out to be true its apparently a NY, L.A. limited release and then will slowly expand around the country.
We get to see it next week in New York as part of Film Comment’s Walter Reade selects (tickets probably still on sale), so we’re psyched, but it’s good news regular audiences will hopefully see it soon. It’s sounds like a deserving film. “The Hurt Locker” stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Guy Pearce and hopefully you’ll see it mid summer.
