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On Screen FILMMAKER INTERVIEW<br />

WORTH<br />

THE WAIT<br />

Director Will Gluck Takes the Delayed Release of<br />

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway in Stride<br />

BY JESSE RIFKIN<br />

Of all the theatrical release-date<br />

changes caused by the pandemic,<br />

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway may take<br />

the cake—or, should we say, the carrot<br />

cake. The June 11 release for Sony Pictures’<br />

animated sequel counts as its staggering<br />

tenth domestic date.<br />

The pandemic’s timing couldn’t have<br />

been worse for director and co-screenwriter<br />

Will Gluck, known for helming early 2010s<br />

comedies including Easy A and Friends<br />

with Benefits before pivoting to more<br />

family-friendly fare. On the very same day<br />

66 Q2 2021

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