Disney has set a July 16, 2010, release date for Jerry Bruckheimer-produced family adventure "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
Also on Thursday, Warner Bros. made additions and changes to its 2009 calendar. Studio will open James McTeigue's "Ninja Assassin," instead of horror pic "The Box," on Nov. 25, with "The Box" now bowing Oct. 30. Studio originally intended to open "Ninja" in 2010.
Dating of "Sorcerer's Apprentice" gives the Mouse House three event pics in summer 2010. The other two are "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (May 28) and "Toy Story 3" (July 18).
Jon Turteltaub is directing the live-action pic, based on the famed "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment in Disney's "Fantasia."
"Sorcerer's Apprentice" enters a crowded playing field, but it has an advantage in carrying the Disney and Bruckheimer brands. Disney is using the same frame that Warner Bros. will have used for two of the "Harry Potter" pics, including this summer's "Half-Blood Prince."