Paramount delays two wide rollouts

October 16, 2008 Paramount is fiddling with its holiday release plans at the eleventh hour, delaying the wide release of true-life drama "The Soloist," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx, and the Daniel Craig-toplined Nazi-escape film "Defiance" until the first quarter. Par is moving "Soloist," the story of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez's relationship with a homeless musician, to a March 13 wide release date. The film, a DreamWorks/Universal production, had been considered a possible awards-season candidate and -- with its trailer already playing in theaters -- had been set to unspool Nov. 21 over the prime pre-Thanksgiving frame.

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