Ryan Reynolds-Ben Kingsley Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Self/Less’ Release Moved Up

Focus shifts the Tarsem Singh-directed film off “Mission Impossible 5” date

The release date for the Ryan ReynoldsBen Kingsley sci-fi thriller “Self/Less” has been moved up three weeks to July 10, distributor Focus Features announced Wednesday.

It had been set to roll out on July 31, when “Mission Impossible 5,” an untitled Blumhouse film from STX and the Weinstein Company’s drama “Southpaw” all debut.

“Self/Less,” from “The Cell” director Tarsem Singh, follows a dying billionaire (Kingsley) who agrees to undergo a radical medical procedure that will allow him to live on in a new, younger body (Reynolds). He thinks it’s a clean slate, until he starts getting hit with visions which turn out to be memories of his host body’s real life.

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