The movie was intended for release in November of 2008 (thereby making it viable for possible/likely Oscar contention), but the date got delayed due to lengthy post-production.
Rather than dump it during another inopportune time of year, Dimension/The Weinstein Co. (who have become synonymous with delayed/non-existent movie releases) are obviously hoping to keep it in the running for next year’s awards. According to Bloody Disgusting, they’re finally giving it a launch on October 16th of this year.
The movie involves The Vig and his son on a journey across the grim futuristic landscape, contending with gangs of scavengers, cannibals and generally unpleasant and unwashed people.