( EW.com ) -- Another 2013 movie is on hold . George Clooney told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday that his World War II drama `` The Monuments Men '' would not meet its scheduled December 18 opening and will instead hit theaters in early 2014 . A representative from Sony Pictures , who is distributing the film , confirmed the news to EW and stated that the film would be released sometime in the first quarter of 2014 , but no release date has been set . George Clooney talks 'The Monuments Men ' `` We just did n't have enough time , '' Clooney told the paper . The movie , which Clooney directed , produced , and stars in , boasts an all-star cast including Matt Damon , Bill Murray , John Goodman and Cate Blanchett and was considered an awards hopeful . According to the report , when Clooney arrived in London to work with composer Alexandre Desplat on the score , he and producing partner Grant Heslov realized they were in trouble . `` If any of the effects looked cheesy , the whole movie would look cheesy , '' Clooney told the Times . `` We simply do n't have enough people to work enough hours to finish it . '' He added : `` All we 've ever said , from the very beginning , is that we wanted to make a commercial , non-cynical piece of entertainment . '' 'Monuments Men ' trailer : George Clooney , Matt Damon are saving history . `` The Monuments Men '' is n't the first film to drop out of the late 2013 release schedule â€ ” others have included Sony 's `` Foxcatcher '' and The Weinstein Company 's `` Grace of Monaco , '' both of which have been pushed to early 2014 as well . See the original story on EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Matt Damon drama ` We has been pushed back . It was originally scheduled for 2013 . Now the movie will open in early 2014 . It 's not the first film to drop off the early 2014 schedule .