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Disney on Tuesday revealed a jolt to its movie release calendar, delaying several entries within the Avatar, Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
The corporate didn’t discuss the selections behind the discharge date changes, although studios often adjust their schedules for quite a lot of reasons. The moves come as a writers’ strike cripples the film and television industries, causing production shutdowns that would affect release dates.
For the reason that start of the strike, production of assorted outstanding movies and shows has either been halted or ended prematurely. They include Netflix“Stranger Things”, “AppleTV+ “Severance” i crucial“Evil,” CNBC reported in May.
Disney didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
James Cameron’s third Avatar film has been moved from 2024 to December 2025, and the fourth in 2029. The corporate’s release calendar indicates that the fifth installment within the series is now scheduled for 2031. Avatar, released in 2009, and Avatar: The Way of Water, released late last yr, are two of the three highest-grossing movies worldwide.
Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the recently renamed “Captain America: Brave Recent World” will probably be delayed from May to July next yr, with “Thunderbolts” being moved to December 2024, “Blade” being moved to February 2025, and ” Improbable 4 is now scheduled for May 2025.
The changes also apply to the 2 upcoming Avengers movies within the MCU. Avengers: The Kang Dynasty has been pushed back a yr to May 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars will probably be released in May 2027.
Actor Jonathan Majors, who played Kang in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, was arrested for assault earlier this yr and is reportedly facing more abuse charges. He denied the allegations through his lawyers but was dropped by his longtime management company, previous reports said. Marvel is silent on Majors.
Following the box-office disappointment of the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania actor, Disney CEO Bob Iger wondered if Marvel should prioritize brisker characters somewhat than continuing to make a 3rd and fourth film for established older characters.
Disney has also delayed the planned Star Wars movie from December 2025. movie from “The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019