Originally filmed in 2012, "Seventh Son" has had an arduous journey to the big screen. In 2013, Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar-winning effects house responsible for most of the movie's creatures, went bankrupt, forcing production company Legendary to bail them out just so they could finish their work on this film (they're okay now). Originally scheduled for release in February of 2013, the movie was pushed back to the following October so that the effects work could be completed, then was shifted again to January 2014. 'Son" was supposed to be the last project released under Legendary's deal with Warner Bros., but was then transferred under the umbrella of the company's new deal with Universal, and will finally be released this weekend. For a while, it looked like "Seventh Son" would never see the light of day, and everyone involved probably thinks that would be the preferable outcome.
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