We already know that Miramax likes to monkey around with release dates. Recently, there has been lots of speculation that the second installment of Kill Bill wouldn’t be ready for its February 20 release date. Now it’s official. Variety reports that the film has been moved to April 16th. It’s still unclear whether the film will make its debut at Cannes. The April 16th release date will allow Kill Bill to go head to head with The Punisher, another movie appealing to a similar demographic.

This scheduling change will allow Miramax to release the Kill Bill Volume 1 DVD on April 13. This will provide some nice promotion for the theatrical release of the sequel.

Miramax parent company Disney has already taken advantage of the change and moved Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen starring Lindsey Lohan to the February 20 slot.