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Coronavirus movie delays: New release dates for 2020 and 2021 blockbusters – CNET [CNET]
When the latest James Bond premiere was called off because of the coronavirus outbreak, it came as a shock. But that was just the first in a cascade of movie blockbusters being canceled or postponed, causing a reshuffle of the release schedule throughout 2020 and into 2021. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet cautiously reopened some theaters, but Wonder Woman 1984 and the Candyman reboot are the latest to be disrupted.
Delays have hit big movies including Marvel’s Black Widow, James Bond thriller No Time to Die, F9, and A Quiet Place Part 2. Some big films are postponed indefinitely while others, like Disney’s Mulan and Tom Hanks thriller Greyhound, changed course for streaming services instead. The ripples will be felt throughout 2021 and beyond, as the Avatar sequels and the next Star Wars movies are all affected. We’ve laid out the revised box office calendar to show when (or if) 2020’s big movies are coming to a movie theater near you.
The health and well-being of people around the world remains the most important thing, but these movie cancellations affect more than just the balance sheets of major studios. Movie theater closures are just one sign of the disruption the coronavirus is wreaking upon people and businesses around the world. You can stream a bunch of recent releases early, but a return to the movies will signal a return to normality when we come out the other side of this strange time.
Here’s how the new release dates stack up:
Greyhound (streaming now)
Tom Hanks stars in and directs this World War II epic about a convoy of ships battling U-boats. Apple TV Plus announced May 19 that it will premiere Greyhound on the streaming service, making this one of the biggest movies to skip theaters entirely. It’s a coup for Apple’s streaming service, which has created plenty of original content but still has some catching up to do against Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Original release date: June 19, 2020
Tenet (out now)
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Original release date: Aug. 14, 2020
The New Mutants (out now)
Easily one of the most troubled movies ever to limp into production, X-Men spinoff The New Mutants was originally slated to be released in 2018, and had already been moved twice when Disney’s acquisition of Fox set it back yet again. That made the fourth postponement for the teen-centric comic book chiller starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams, before a late August release date was booked in. It’s finally been released, marking a disappointing end for the X-Men movie series.
Original release date: April 2020
Bill and Ted Face the Music (streaming now)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return in this long-awaited sequel, which was bumped a little up the schedule — but more importantly, at Comic-Con 2020 the filmmakers announced a day-and-date on-demand release so you can watch online even if you can’t make it to theaters. Read our review of Bill and Ted Face the Music here. Excellent!
Original release date: Aug. 21
Mulan (streaming now)
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Original release date: March 27, 2020
Antebellum (streaming now)
Janelle Monae stars in this chilling horror story about a modern woman transported to the era of slavery. Originally slated to open in April and then August, Antebellum now skips theaters for a streaming release in September.
Original release date: April 2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Sept. 28/streaming Oct. 4)
David Attenborough’s latest nature documentary, made with the World Wide Fund for Nature, was postponed from its original spring release. Interestingly, it wasn’t just the cinema release that was canceled: The film was due to stream on Netflix in April, but that was suspended too. “Our decision to postpone the film release [allows] viewers to enjoy the big-screen experience,” said the WWF in an email to CNET, “as well as giving Sir David Attenborough’s message the incredible reach afforded by the Netflix platform.” The documentary was rescheduled for selected theaters in late September followed by a streaming premiere Oct. 4.
Original release date: April 16, 2020
No Time to Die (Nov. 20)
Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007, directed by Cary Fukunaga and co-written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was the first major movie to delay release. No Time to Die had already lost its original director and changed its release date twice, but producers feared the closure of many theaters around the globe due to coronavirus would harm box office takings in lucrative international markets. The delay was announced March 4, a week before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The James Bond installment will now open in the UK on Nov. 12 and the US on Nov. 20 (slightly earlier than earlier announced).
Original release date: April 2020
Soul (Nov. 20)
Pixar takes you on a jazz odyssey for this musical animation, which stuck to its planned early summer release date for a while. Disney has so many films in the schedule it wasn’t clear when there’d be a new slot for Soul should theaters remain closed, but it’s now been moved to November.
Original release date: June 19
Free Guy (Dec. 11)
Video game-themed action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds was slated for summer but will now open nearer the end of the year.
Original release date: July 3, 2020
Coming 2 America (Dec. 18)
Original release date: Unchanged
Dune (Dec. 18)
Original release date: Unchanged
Wonder Woman 1984 (Dec. 25)
Warner Bros held out until March 24 before announcing that Wonder Woman 2 would be delayed, but as with most other blockbusters postponed it was clear the DC comics sequel would have to move from its planned June release date. Where many big movies moved much later in the year or were taken off the slate entirely, Wonder Woman 1984 originally committed to hitting theaters on Aug. 14 — which proved optimistic, and in mid-June was shifted to October and then to the holidays instead.
Original release date: June 2020
Candyman (Unspecified date, 2021)
This horror remake directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele was pushed to September, but with no sign of theaters opening it was bumped to October and then into 2021.
Original release date: June 12, 2020
The French Dispatch (unspecified)
Wes Anderson returns with more idiosyncratic art-housery in The French Dispatch, starring Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand. Disney bumped this Fox Searchlight film to October but then in July took it off the schedule.
Original release date: July 2020
Antlers (Feb. 19, 2021)
When Disney postponed Mulan and New Mutants, it also shelved horror film Antlers, produced by Guillermo del Toro. It will now premiere online in July as part of San Diego Comic Con. The US release of The Personal History of David Copperfield has also been pushed back, as has thriller The Woman in the Window.
Original release date: April 17, 2020
Without Remorse (Feb. 26, 2021)
Michael B Jordan stars in this Tom Clancy adaptation, which has been remorselessly shuffled back to 2021.
Original release date: Sept. 18, 2020
The King’s Man (Feb. 26, 2021)
Ralph Fiennes suits up for The King’s Man, a World War I-era prequel to the Kingsman series of movies.
Original release date: Sept. 18, 2020
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (March 5, 2021)
On March 31, Sony took the decision to shift its entire slate of theatrical releases. So Jason Reitman‘s small town-set Ghostbusters resurrection is pushed from July 2020 to March 5, 2021, taking Sony’s slot that was originally intended for video game adaptation Uncharted.
Original release date: July 10, 2020
The Many Saints of Newark (March 12, 2021)
The Many Saints of Newark is a ’60s-set prequel to classic TV series The Sopranos, in which Michael Gandolfini takes on the role of Tony Soprano made famous by his father James Gandolfini.
Original release date: Sept. 25, 2020
Raya and the Last Dragon (March 12, 2021)
Original release date: November 2020
Morbius (March 19, 2021)
As part of Sony’s big reshuffle, Jared Leto‘s Marvel vampire movie Morbius has been pushed from July to mid-March next year.
Original release date: July 31, 2020
F9 (April 2, 2021)
Starring Vin Diesel, John Cena and Charlize Theron, the ninth Fast and Furious film was due to open in May 2020. But it was one of the first to reschedule, taking the bold step of moving nearly a year to April 2021 — a date previously earmarked for the next film in the Fast Saga. There’s no word yet on when the 10th and final film will be released.
Original release date: May 2020
Bios (April 16, 2021)
Tom Hanks is the last man on Earth, hanging out with his faithful robot in this post-apocalyptic drama.
Original release date: October 2020
Monster Hunter (April 23, 2021)
Original release date: September 2020
A Quiet Place Part II (April 23, 2021)
John Krasinski directs Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy in A Quiet Place 2, a post-apocalyptic tale of a world in which noise equals death. The near-silent sequel was due to open on March 20, 2020 but with barely a week to go Paramount announced it was postponing the release to an unspecified date later in the year before it got delayed yet again. Seeing the chilling first movie in a packed theater was an important part of the experience, partly because of the tension of trying to eat your snacks very, very quietly.
Original release date: March 2020
Last Night in Soho (April 23, 2021)
Edgar Wright‘s new film is a ’60s-set horror flick starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith.
Original release date: Sept. 25, 2020
Black Widow (May 7, 2021)
Originally scheduled for May 1, 2020, Marvel’s Black Widow has been pushed back a full year to May, 7, 2021. In March, Disney initially postponed the film to an unspecified date, then on April 3 confirmed Black Widow would debut this winter in a reshuffle of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe — including Captain Marvel, Thor, Black Panther and Doctor Strange sequels due over the next couple of years. Now it’s been postponed again.
Original release date: May 1, 2020
Godzilla vs Kong (May 21, 2021)
The monster-mashing sequel had played around with its release date before the pandemic even happened. In June, Warner Bros. moved it again to avoid a pileup of new releases in November.
Original release date: Nov. 20, 2020
Spiral (May 21, 2021)
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