Gerard Butler's 'Geostorm' release date shifted to 2017

Los Angeles: Production banner Warner Bros has pushed the release date of actor Gerard Butler's drama film “Geostorm” by three months. It will now release in 2017.

The studio originally dated the film for October 21, 2016, but it will now come to the screens on January 13, 2017.

“Geostorm” marks the feature directorial debut of Dean Devlin, who teamed with Roland Emmerich to produce 1996’s “Independence Day”, reports variety.com.

Devlin’s Electric Entertainment is producing “Geostorm” with Skydance Productions.

Warner Bros picked up the project after Skydance developed it. Devlin also wrote “Geostorm”, which centres on a satellite designer who tries to prevent disaster when the world’s climate control satellites fail to function.

The January 13, 2017, date already has four films: “The Dark Tower”, “The Magnificent Seven”, “Boss Baby” and “Power Rangers”.