From wikipedia:
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian’s beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Talking in Basil’s garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil’s, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry’s world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian cries out, expressing his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian’s wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.
The 1945 adaptation of Wilde’s novel starred the wonderful George Saunders as Lord Henry Wotton (best known for playing Rebecca’s sinister cousin in Hitchcock’s 1940′s eponymous classic, and Addison DeWitt in All About Eve), Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, and Donna Reed. This version stars Colin Firth and Ben Barnes as Lord Henry and Dorian Gray, respectively.
Release Dates (currently no US 
):
UK – 9 September 2009
Canada – 11 September 2009 (Toronto Film Festival)
Greece – 17 September 2009
Italy – 23 October 2009
Australia – 12 November 2009
Finland – 25 December 2009
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August 29th, 2009 at 7:06 AM
I didn’t see it mentioned in Entertainment Weekly either. Perhaps next year?
August 29th, 2009 at 12:53 PM
I hope so. Easy Virtue was released last year and was given a very small US release this year before it was put on DVD (Sept 15). I hope that is the case with Dorian Gray.