The War with Grandpa


The War with Grandpa is an upcoming American family comedy film directed by Tim Hill and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Oakes Fegley. It is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith.
It is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2020, by 101 Studios.

Premise

Forced to give up his room to his grandfather, a scheming boy devises a series of outrageous pranks in an attempt to make him move out.

Cast

on the film began on May 2, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia, where it shot for six weeks.

Release

The War with Grandpa was scheduled to be released on February 23, 2018, by The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films; however, just a month prior to its release, it was pulled from the schedule. It was initially scheduled to be released on April 21, 2018, which was later pushed back to October 20, 2018, due to principal photography location changes. In March 2018, it was announced The Weinstein Company would no longer distribute the film, which was reclaimed by its producers.
In June 2020, 101 Studios acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a September 18, 2020, release.