'Gangster Squad' Postponed to 2013 Amid Aftermath of Theater Shooting

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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'Gangster Squad' Postponed to 2013 Amid Aftermath of Theater Shooting
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The deadly Colorado shooting spree on July 20 has influenced Warner Bros. to postpone the release date of Gangster Squad from Sept. 7 to Jan. 11. The movie trailer had already been pulled from YouTube and theaters.

The studio will reshoot parts of the flick after concerns arose about a pivotal scene in which 1940s mobsters use sub-machine guns inside Grauman's Chinese Theatre to attack moviegoers.

Warner Bros. confirmed the new date late Wednesday but did not reveal whether the scene will be replaced completely with a new setting or edited to address comparisons to the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting.

On July 20th, 12 people died and 58 were wounded after a gunman opened fire during a Dark Knight Rises showing.

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