U.S. versus Canadian plans…
Reports have surfaced around the web stating Midnight Meat Train, the Ryuhei Kitamura adaptation of Clive Barker’s novella, was going direct-to-DVD through Maple Pictures.
ShockTillYouDrop.com did some digging and learned Maple Pictures is a Canadian distribution entity that often handles Lionsgate’s releases. So, while these direct-to-DVD rumblings may be true – we have yet to contact the folks at Maple – they apply to MMT‘s Canadian release only.
Here in the U.S., insiders tell Shock Lionsgate is contractually obligated to release Midnight Meat Train, or as it’s now being called Midnight Train, theatrically. That was one of the incentives prompting Lakeshore (the film’s production company) to enter into a partnership with Lionsgate on the film. It is still unknown when the studio will release the film (recent test screening results were fairly positive).
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
