The "Reagan" biopic with Dennis Quaid playing former President Ronald Reagan will return to theaters with new scenes as America celebrates its 250th birthday.According to Deadline, there are plans for both limited audience screenings on July 4 in over a dozen cities, as well as a wider-scale rerelease in September in 600 theaters.This theatrical run will include an additional 10 minutes of footage not included in the original run of the film.Deadline specified, "The additional scenes include moments between Reagan and his wife Nancy (Penelope Ann Miller) in the Oval Office, a scene between Reagan and his alcoholic father, Jack, and scenes at the Reagans’ ranch near Santa Barbara.
In its initial run, the film had a worldwide gross of more than $30 million, per Box Office Mojo."Director Sean McNamara said of the extended cut in the rerelease, "One of the hardest things about directing a feature film is leaving behind incredible moments on the cutting room floor.I’m so happy to have some of my favorite scenes back in the film for audiences to experience them for the first time."'REAGAN' SCREENWRITER CLAIMS OSCARS' DEI REQUIREMENTS EXCLUDED FILM FROM BEST PICTURE CONSIDERATIONDennis Quaid portrays President Ronald Reagan in the movie "REAGAN," shown seated in the Oval Office.
(Noah "Nanea" Hamilton/Rawhide Pictures)One memorable aspect of the film’s original release was its parallels with the rise of Reagan himself.Author Paul Kengor, whose books on Reagan were used as the basis for the film and who worked directly with the filmmakers, suggested the "disparity" between the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes critics' score and audience score for the movie "Reagan" was comparable to Reagan's landslide presidential win in 1980 as he recalled his books' whirlwind ride to the theaters.As of the time of this reporting, the "Reagan" film on Rotten Tomatoes maintains a massive disparity between the dismal critics' score of 17% versus the wildly popular audience-rated sc...