"Django Unchained" was released on December 25, 2012, in the United States by The Weinstein Company and released on January 18, 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United Kingdom. The film was screened for the first time at the Directors Guild of America on December 1, 2012, with additional screening events having been held for critics leading up to the film's wide release. The premiere of "Django Unchained" was delayed by one week following the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012.