Good news, everyone!Bill & Ted Face the Musicwill now be released one week earlier. After previously announcing that the film would be released both in theaters and On Demand on the same day, Orion Pictures today announced thatBill & Ted 3will be released one week earlier in both formats – August 28th.
The move comes on the heels of Disney announcing that they would be releasing their big-budget live-actionMulanon Disney+on September 4th, just three days afterBill & Ted 3’s original September 1st release date. So this givesKeanu Reeves,Alex Winterand Co. a bit of a head start beforeMulanthreatens to dominate the conversation.
In addition to the release date change, a new behind-the-scenes featurette forBill & Ted Face the Musichas been released. This one zeroes in on the casting for the highly anticipated sequel, namelySamara WeavingandBrigette Lundy-Painewho play Bill and Ted’s daughters. The two have an important role to play in the film’s plot, which finds Bill and Ted running up against a ticking clock to write the song that will save the universe.Chris MathesonandEd Solomon, who wrote the previous twoBill & Tedmovies, returned to write the script for this new sequel.Dean Parisotdirects.
Check out theBill & Ted Face the Musicfeaturette below, and mark August 28th on your calendars to see the film on demand and in select theaters (where theaters are open). The movie also starsKristen Schaal,Erinn Hayes,Jayma Mays,Holland Taylor,Kid Cudi,Anthony Carrigan,Jillian Bell,Beck Bennett,William Sadler,Hal Landon Jr., andAmy Stoch.
Here’s the official synopsis forBill & Ted Face the Music:
The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves). The now middle aged best friends set out on a new adventure to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe, with the helped by their daughters (Samara WeavingandBrigette Lundy-Paine), a new batch of historical figures and a few music legends. The film also starsKristen Schaal, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Holland Taylor, Kid Cudi, Anthony Carrigan, Jillian Bell, Beck Bennett, William Sadler, Hal Landon Jr. andAmy Stoch.
