 The original theatrical release date was due in November 2004 before being changed many times ; the dates had been moved to February 2005 , 29 July , 23 November , and finally 26 August . Executive producer Bob Weinstein blamed the pushed back release dates on budgetary concerns . To help promote The Brothers Grimm , a three @-@ minute film trailer was shown at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival , while twenty minutes of footage was shown at the 2005 event . 
