‘Black Widow’ Release Postponed, Disney Reveals New Release Calendar

Disney has released a fresh list of release dates for its upcoming movies. MCU's Black Widow is one of the top names whose release is postponed to next year while Disney's soul is still sticking with the current release date.

 

The shift in Black Widow release is on expected lines, the film will now open on May 7 2021 from its earlier planned release of November 6, 2020. This will mark a complete one year delay for the film as it was originally scheduled for May 1 2020 release.

 

Other MCU films are also shifted from their earlier planned release date by Disney. Marvel’s Eternals has now delayed from February 12, 2021, to November 5, 2021, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings postponed from May 7, 2021, to July 9, 2021. Other MCU phase 4 films are still sticking with their planned release dates.

 

20th Century Studios’ The King’s Man, will now open two weeks earlier than its planned release. The film was supposed to open on February, 26, now it has been shifted to February, 12, a date on which Marvel’s Eternals was scheduled to arrive.

 

20th Century Studios’ Kenneth Branagh-directed all-star ensemble mystery "Death on the Nile" moves from October 23 to December 18, 2020.

Steven Spielberg-directed "West Side Story," now moves from December 18 to December 10, 2021; the movie is no longer in the mix for this year’s 2020-21 Oscar season, but rather for the 2021-22 cycle.

Disney’s Soul is still sticking to November, 20 release date for a theatrical release, but the film is very likely to move to Disney Plus with premier access as it did in the case of Mulan.

This recent shift in release dates is a major blow to the exhibition industry. The coronavirus cases have decreased in the US as compared to the cases reported last month, but most of the theaters are still closed in the major parts of the country. The second wave of COVID has expected to hit Europe by next month, and this is what leading the various film studios to change their release plans.

 

Below is the full list of Disney films with new release dates:

 

2020

 

“The Empty Man” — Oct. 23

“Soul” — Nov. 20

“Free Guy” — Dec. 11

“Death on the Nile” — Dec. 18

 

2021

 

“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” — Jan. 22

“The King’s Man” — Feb. 12

“Raya and the Last Dragon” — March 12

“Bob’s Burgers” — April 9

“Ron’s Gone Wrong” — April 23

“Black Widow” — May 7

“Cruella” — May 28

“Luca” — June 18

“Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — July 9

“Jungle Cruise” — July 30

“Deep Water” — Aug. 13

“Beatles Get Back” — Aug. 27

“The Last Duel” — Oct. 15

“Eternals” — Nov. 5

“West Side Story” — Dec. 10