'Snowden' release date pushed

Los Angeles: "Snowden", a film about US whistle-blower Edward Snowden, is being pulled from its Christmas release day.

Sources say the thriller drama, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, isn't finished yet. Open Road hasn't yet determined the film's new release date, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The move gives some breathing room to the Christmas Day frame, busy with five other wide releases "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip", the Will Smith-starrer "Concussion", the Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy "Daddy's Home", the Jennifer Lawrence dramedy (drama-comedy) "Joy" and "Point Break" as well as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", opening the previous week.