‘Basterds’ Gets an Official Release Date

Let’s get to it! Â  Quentin Tarantino’s WWII film ‘Inglourious Basterds’ will be released on August 21, 2009. Â  Harvey Weinstein and David Linde, co-chairman of Universal who is partnering with the Weinsteins on the film, made the announcement yesterday.

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.

Tarantino promised last May that the film would be ready to show at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival this coming May.

If you ask me, it’s kind of an odd release date. Â  Not really a Summer release and not really an Oscar season release. Â  I think a late November/early December release would have served it better.

What do you think? Â  Should the film have gotten a Summer 2009 release? Â  Should the Weinsteins and Universal push it harder for some Academy Awards? Â  Do you have any idea why the film is spelled the way it is? Â  Let us know by commenting below!