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Courtesy: Miramax



Disney has backed out of plans to put Katie Holmes' movie Don't Be Afraid of the Dark into theaters.

Back in late June, Disney sold its portion of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings for $660 million, but in the deal, the Mickey Mouse company had agreed to handle distribution of Holmes' thriller produced by Benicio del Toro ... as well as The Debt starring Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington.

Ron Tutor and Colony Capital are both partners in Filmyard, and they're expected to complete the acquisition of Miramax by mid-November.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark was scheduled to hit theaters on January 21st, and The Debt had a release date of December 29th.

Filmyard has not announced any of the rescheduled release dates. As for why Disney changed their minds in regards to the distribution, they have no comment.