Sony’s Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson action comedy The Man From Toronto has set a release date of Jan. 14, 2022.
The pic was taken off the theatrical release calendar as the pandemic took hold. At one point, it was scheduled to open on Nov. 20. Hart owns two of MLK’s biggest openings for Ride Along, ranked third with a 4 day of $48.6M in 2014 and Ride Along 2 in 2016 with a 4-day of $41M.
The pic, directed by Patrick Hughes, follows the world’s deadliest assassin and New York’s biggest screw-up as they’re mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental. Kaley Cuoco and Ellen Barkin also star in a screenplay penned by Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner. EPs are Bill Bannerman, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth. Producers are Steve Tisch, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal,
Harrelson took over for Jason Statham who departed the project early last year.