Inglourious Basterds Will Open Nationwide on August 21, 2009
Universal Pictures announced today that Academy Award-winning director
Tarantino’s
open domestically
Weinstein
Pictures who are partners in the film. TWC and Universal are co-financing and
co-presenting the film with TWC handling domestic distribution and Universal
handling international distribution. International release dates will be
announced shortly.
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About The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company (TWC) was created by
brothers who founded Miramax Films Corporation in 1979. TWC is a multi-media
company that officially launched on
genre label that was founded in 1993 by
the TWC banner.
During the Weinsteins’ tenure at Miramax Films the company released some
of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent
feature films which received 249 Academy Award(R) nominations and won 60
Oscars(R), have generated billions of dollars in worldwide box office receipts
and billions more in home video sales. In its history, Dimension Films has
released some of the most successful franchises including Scream, Spy Kids,
and Scary Movie.
About Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios
(www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBC Universal, one
of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development,
production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global
audience. Formed in
Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio
of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television stations
group and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General
Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.
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