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Sony Tosses Tourist Into December, Stirs Up Oscar Race

All we have to go on is pedigree, but pedigree is enough: Sony today announced it will release its Angelina Jolie/Johnny Depp-starring, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck-directed romantic thriller The Tourist on Dec. 10, throwing a sizable wrench into a frame already stuffed with awards-season hopefuls The Fighter and The Tempest. (And sandwiched squarely between Black Swan, Miral and How Do You Know.) No word yet on if or how the film might influence the fall festival circuit, but we'll find out soon enough. Also added by Sony: Roland Emmerich's Anonymous on March 25, 2011, and a big pushback for Underworld 4 from September 2011 to January 2012. Bad tidings, apologies, etc. [Box Office Mojo]