Will Scorsese’s THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Move To 2014?

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It looks like The Wolf of Wall Street may pull a Shutter Island and move out of Oscar contention for a prime spot in early 2014. At least that’s a possibility now that Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Wall Street broker Jordan Belfort’s best-selling memoir is running 180 minutes long and needs some editing to make any 2013 release date.

According to THR, The Wolf of Wall Street is likely to shift its release from Nov. 15 to Christmas Day to give the legendary filmmaker a chance to tighten the film. That move would push Paramount’s Jack Ryan off until early 2014.

Of course, there’s always the chance that The Wolf of Wall Street could remove itself from awards season contention all together, much like Scorsese’s Shutter Island did four years ago. That movie shifted from Oct. 2, 2009, to Feb. 19, 2010, giving Paramount more time for promotion and in the end earned nearly $300 million at the global box office.

If The Wolf of Wall Street isn’t Oscar material after all, then it wouldn’t be surprising if Paramount pulled the plug and moved the film into a more box office friendly release date.