'Solace' moves closer to Turkey Day

August 21, 2008 The most immediate response to that move was Summit Entertainment moving its youth-targeted vampire film "Twilight" up three weeks into the vacated "Potter" slot. Now Sony execs -- who have had been wishing for a release date closer to Thanksgiving and the holiday boxoffice season for their next Bond release -- have taken "Solace" to a suddenly much more attractive slot. " 'Harry Potter' moving out gave us an opportunity to get a little closer to the holidays, which has always been the traditional Bond spot," Sony worldwide marketing and distribution chairman Jeff Blake said.

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