According to a report in today's NY Times, Paramount Vantage is delaying the release of its adaptation of the Khalid Hosseini novel The Kite Runner until December, an attempt to buy itself some time while it tries to smuggle three child actors involved in "a culturally inflammatory rape scene" out of Kabul, hoping to shield the boys from violent reprisals that could result once the movie opens. Reports the Times on how Paramount is dealing with the unexpectedly complicated extraction and custodial plans stemming from the project: