Does the HTF ownership have any contacts at Lionsgate? If so, can someone reach out to them to try to find out a bit more?
I don't want to speak for the owners, but my guess is probably not. The Bits has talked at length recently about how the "golden age" of the industry is long over and the studios just don't care anymore about their customers. Most, if not all of the old guard that cared about feedback and would actually participate in forums such as this have all long moved on. Now apparently it's all but impossible to reach anybody at the studio to get even simple questions answered about upcoming releases.
Thankfully we still have some Indie labels (Criterion, Shout, Kino, Twilight Time) that still puts forth effort and caters to enthusiasts.