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New Line has pushed back historical epic "The New World" from its planned Nov. 9 release date to a Christmas limited bow and a Jan. 13 wide release.

Distrib prexy David Tuckerman said change was made because the film "won't be done in time" for a Nov. 9 launch.

Pic, starring Colin Farrell and helmed by Terrence Malick, is getting a big kudos push from New Line, and the Gotham and L.A. holiday bow will qualify it for Acad consideration.

In the Nov. 9 frame, "New World" would have faced off against Paramount's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," Sony's "Zathura" and Fox Searchlight's "Bee Season," as well as Warner Bros.' wide expansion of "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang."

The Jan. 13 date is not much less crowded. Currently slated to bow that weekend are Revolution and Sony's "Freedomland," Disney's "Glory Road," an untitled romantic comedy from 20th Century Fox and Paramount animated pic "Barnyard."