
Recently it was announced that the release of the holiday feature film "Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas." would be this coming holiday season. We have just been informed that due to unexpected delays in the production of this film Lions Gate Films has rescheduled the release of this movie for Christmas 2008. Below is a copy of the email that we were sent by the Thomas Kinkade Company, informing us of this decision.
September 27, 2008
Dear _____:
We have just been notified by Lionsgate Studios that the schedule for completing Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas has been experiencing unexpected delays over the last several weeks due to a number of factors including music rights clearances and final editing. These delays, in turn, had the effect of seriously impacting the time available for the studio to develop and deploy quality promotion and marketing to support the film and gain strong word of mouth and awareness. Consequently, after much discussion and debate internally, Lionsgate has decided that in order to ensure maximum success for the movie, the best decision is to re-schedule its release date.
Re-scheduling a movie is commonplace in Hollywood, and if this were a typical movie the result would likely be a move of two to three months. However, because it is very much a Christmas Movie Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas will be scheduled for the 2008 holiday season.
Although we are disappointed that we will not be able to share what is a truly wonderful film this Christmas, we believe, given the facts of the situation, that the decision is indeed the best one for the ultimate success of both this movie and future Thomas Kinkade Media projects.
Though the decision was beyond our control, we are acutely aware that this will create confusion and difficulty for you based on the promotional efforts you have already so wonderfully executed. We will be calling you shortly to discuss how we might be able to help you address the issues that this rescheduling creates.
We appreciate your understanding and support and look forward to next year when this film can shine its light most brightly.
Sincerely,
Dan Byrne
CEO
Thomas Kindkade Company
You can still enjoy Thomas Kinkade this season with the Country Chapel Bouquet shown above