Lionsgate has inked a deal for writer-director team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz's next film, Rapture, as the studio redates the duo's feature debut Antebellum for a worldwide theatrical release from Aug.
21. "We are thrilled to join our industry and exhibitor partners as we begin to plan for a return to moviegoing," David Spitz, Lionsgate president of worldwide distribution, said Friday in a statement.
Major exhibitors are eyeing a summer reopening for their U.S. locations amid the COVID-19 crisis as new Hollywood product is rolled out.
The first summer studio film currently on the books is Christopher Nolan's Tenet on July 17, followed by Mulan a week later on July 24.