The King Of Staten Island
Pete Davidson's new semi-autobiographical The King Of Staten Island has been pulled from movie theatres across the US.
Davidson teamed up with Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad) to bring the story of his New York upbringing to life.
However, the comedic drama was pulled just two days before it was due to land at a select number of theatres.
Not much of an explanation has been given to theatre owners, although bosses at Universal say it has always been planned for an on demand release only.
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Pete Davidson is The King of . Coming to your mom’s basement (and everywhere) on demand June 12.
Variety is reporting that insiders at Universal blamed it on an internal misunderstanding.
Most of those affected are drive-in theatres, who have been able to stay open during the pandemic.
Owners have been left issuing refunds and scrambling for new movies to show after the mix up.
Judd Apatow took to Twitter to address the miscommunication saying, 'THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND IS ONLY OPENING ON VOD FRIDAY. IT IS NOT OPENING IN THEATERS.'
THIS IS AN ERROR. THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND IS ONLY OPENING ON VOD FRIDAY. IT IS NOT OPENING IN THEATERS. https://t.co/HS5qqDcZxz - 'The King of Staten Island' to Open in Select Theaters - 6/9/2020 https://t.co/6xEtwQSzni
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) June 10, 2020
Earlier this year Universal made a similar move. In April they pulled the release of Trolls World Tour from cinema release to go straight to on demand.
The King Of Staten Island is available now to rent or buy on Google Play and Youtube.
