Broken "Promise"? Chen vs. Harvey in first Weinstein Company fracas

Reuters reports, via the Hollywood Reporter:

“Chinese director Chen Kaige’s new movie “The Promise” will no longer be distributed in North America by the Weinstein Co. because of a dispute over the release strategy, the film’s producer said Wednesday.

However the period adventure/fantasy, which is China’s submission in the foreign language Academy Award category, still will open as scheduled Friday in a Los Angeles theater for a one-week Oscar-qualifying run so that it also will be eligible in other categories, producer Etchie Stroh said.