George Clooney and Julia Roberts' 'ticket to heaven' delayed in UK due to Queen Elizabeth II funeral

British moviegoers will have to wait a while longer to see the romantic comedy 'Ticket to Paradise'.

The Julia Roberts and George Clooney romantic comedy was set to premiere Friday, September 16 in the UK. The film will instead be released in UK cinemas on Tuesday September 20 "out of respect for the royal family" following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Universal released a statement (via Deadline) that the delayed release was in honor of the monarchy. The new release date is the day after the Queen's funeral. Ol Parker directs "Ticket to Paradise".

"With the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Universal, Working Title, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and director Ol Parker have all decided to delay the UK opening of 'Ticket to Paradise' until after the funeral of the Queen out of respect to the Royal Family and the people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,” a statement read.

"Ticket to Paradise" is set to be released in North America on October 21st. The film's international rollout began last weekend with screenings in Spain and Brazil, followed by Germany, Australia and the UK, as well as France and Italy. , Mexico and Korea in October. Japan will release the feature on November 3.

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"Ticket to Paradise" stars Roberts and Clooney as a divorced couple who travel to Bali to stop their daughter (Kaitlyn Dever) from getting married. Billie Lourd and Lucas Bravo also star in comedy.

Lead star Roberts previously explained why she stayed away from romantic comedies for more than 20 years before reading director Parker's script for the film and said 'Ticket to Paradise' could have been a "disaster if co-star Clooney hadn't. t sign on to play her on-screen ex-husband.

Two-time Oscar winner Clooney added that the film was "clearly written for Julia and me".

"Actually, the characters' names were originally Georgia and Julian," Clooney said. "I hadn't really done a romantic comedy since 'One Fine Day' [in 1996] – I didn't succeed like Julia did on this forum – but I read it and thought: 'Well, if Jules is up for it, I think it could be fun.'

Roberts and Clooney are both executive producers.

"Ticket to Paradise" isn't the only project to be briefly suspended due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Netflix series "The Crown" has suspended production. Creator Peter Morgan released a statement following the Queen's death: "'The Crown' is a love letter to her and I have nothing to add at this time, just silence and respect “, wrote Morgan. "I expect that we will also stop filming out of respect."

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