Austin Butler’s ‘The Bikeriders’ Lands Summer 2024 Release Date After Disney Distribution Shuffle
variety.comEthan Shanfeld “The Bikeriders” is vroom vrooming into theaters June 21, 2024, via Focus Features, after Disney removed the Austin Butler vehicle from its slate.
Disney and 20th Century were originally set to open the film on Dec. 1, but its backer, New Regency, opted in October to take the film off of its release calendar.
One day after it was announced that Disney dropped the movie, Focus Features swooped in to acquire the rights. Universal Pictures International will handle global distribution.
Sources informed Variety that it was New Regency’s decision — not Disney’s — to seek a new distributor. The production company opted to remove “The Bikeriders” from the Disney calendar due to the actors’ inability to promote the feature, which carries a $40 million production budget, during the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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