Disney Pictures has completely reshuffled its film release schedule for at least the next two years in the wake of the vast majority of cinemas in the U.S. remaining closed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
For starters the August release of “Mulan” has been pulled, Disney removing the mega-budget epic off the release calendar and saying it is now undated. A Disney spokesperson says in a statement:
“Over the last few months, its become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during this global health crisis, and today that means pausing our release plans for Mulan as we assess how we can most effectively bring this film to audiences around the world.”
That’s not all though as all currently scheduled “Avatar” and “Star Wars” films are being delayed by a year. All said films are set for the third week of December for much of the upcoming decade.
Then there’s Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” which was set for October and has now been pulled and is currently undated
A bunch of other titles have also shifted with the new dates as follows:
Aug 28th 2020: “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
Oct 23rd 2020: “Death on the Nile”
Dec 4th 2020: “The Empty Man”
Feb 19th 2021: “Antlers”
Oct 15th 2021: “The Last Duel”
Dec 17th 2021: Untitled Disney Live-Action Film
Dec 16th 2022: “Avatar 2”
Dec 22nd 2023: “Untitled Star Wars Movie”
Dec 20th 2024: “Avatar 3”
Dec 19th 2025: “Untitled Star Wars Movie”
Dec 18th 2026: “Avatar 4”
Dec 17th 2027: “Untitled Star Wars Movie”
Dec 22nd 2028: “Avatar 5”
Source: THR
