单选题 The film was picked up by a branch of 20th Century Fox and will be ______ in a few cities this fall.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词词义辨析。free意为“使自由，解放”；open“打开”；start“开始”；release“释放，发布，公映”。根据句意，故选D。