August 24, 2009 11:00 AM

`Shutter Island' Bumped To February

(AP)  Paramount Pictures has moved Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" from an October release date to February, which takes it out of awards consideration for this year.

Studio chairman Brad Grey said Friday that the scheduling change was a financial decision.


The film stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio. Follow Leonardo DiCaprio's Career from "Titanic" to "The Departed."


The thriller marks the latest pairing of Scorsese and star DiCaprio, following "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator" and Scorsese's Oscar-winning "The Departed." It also stars Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley and Michelle Williams.

See a photographic wrap-up of the Oscar-winning director's career.

Based on a novel by "Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane, "Shutter Island" follows the investigation into the disappearance of murderess from a mental institution.

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