After forgoing a theatrical release last year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Paramount+ has finally set a release date for Mark Wahlberg and Antoine Fuqua's upcoming sci-fi actioner Infinite!
Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg and the latest adaptation of
Cinderella, which marks the film debut of singer Camilla Cabello, will both be headed to streaming services.
In the case of
Infinite, which Antoine Fuqua directed from Ian Shorr s script, the film, originally dated for September, is moving to the Paramount+ service across the pond, and is now targeting a June debut.
Based on D. Eric Maikranz book
The Reincarnationist Papers,
Infinite follows Evan McCauley (Wahlberg), a guy who is haunted daily by skills he has never learned and the memories of places he’s never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, he is rescued by a secret group whose members call themselves Infinites. They reveal to him that his memories are real – but they are from multiple past lives.
Infinite: Mark Wahlberg film to skip theaters for Paramount+ debut
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INFINITE, will skip theaters and head straight to the Paramount+ streaming service in June.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Infinite follows Evan McCauley (Wahlberg), who discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives. The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O Brien, Rupert Friend, and Jason Mantzoukas. Like most films that planned to be released in 2020, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally slated to be released on August 7, 2020, the film will now premiere on Paramount+ in June.
The news of Infinite s move to Paramount+. was revealed during a first-quarter earnings call with ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish. Moving Infinite to streaming seems to be part of the plan to expand the Paramount+ feature catalog. The streamer is set to add 1K more movies to its service which will bring its catalog to 2.5K-plus tiles on the platform. The service will a