The highly-anticipated, long-awaited new film from Terrence Malick, Tree of Life, will open in 2011 courtesy of Fox Searchlight, reports Deadline.com. The studio just acquired the film from River Road Entertainment. Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, The Tree of Life was thought to be set for a release this fall, but its original distributor, Apparition, recently folded after its chief abruptly stepped down. Now River Road will partner with Fox on distributing the film.