God’s Pocket: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final movie to be released on May 9

God’s Pocket, in which Philip Seymour Hoffman had his final movie role as a leading man, is set to hit theatres this May.

Philip Seymour Hoffman filmed God’s Pocket last summer and had been promoting the drama, in which he stars as Mickey, a man who tries to cover up the accidental death of his crazy stepson, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January.

Philip Seymour Hoffman filmed God’s Pocket last summer and had been promoting the drama at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January

God’s Pocket, directed by and co-starring John Slattery, has now been given a May 9 release date, while it will be available on video-on-demand on May 14.

Before his death on February 2 at the age 46, Philip Seymour Hoffman had also been in the midst of shooting scenes for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2, in which he plays Plutarch Heavensbee.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is scheduled for a November release, with the sequel to follow in 2015.

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