Avatar: The Way of Water
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Disney on Tuesday revealed a shake-up of its movie release calendar, delaying several entries within the Avatar, Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
The corporate hasn’t elaborated on the selections behind the discharge date rearrangements, although studios often adjust their schedules for quite a lot of reasons. The moves come as a writers strike cripples the film and tv industry, which is causing production shutdowns that might affect release timelines.Â
Various distinguished movies and shows have either halted or concluded production prematurely for the reason that starting of the strike. These include Netflix‘s “Stranger Things,” “AppleTV+’s “Severance” and Paramount‘s “Evil,” CNBC reported in May.Â
Disney didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.Â
James Cameron’s third “Avatar” movie was moved from 2024 to December 2025, with the fourth film following in 2029. The discharge calendar of the corporate indicates the fifth installment within the franchise is now slated 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 Latest World” can be delayed from May to July next yr, with “Thunderbolts” shifting to December 2024, “Blade” moving to February 2025 and “Unbelievable 4” now slated for May 2025.
The changes also affect the 2 upcoming Avengers movies within the MCU. “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” has been pushed back a yr to May 2026. “Avengers: Secret Wars” won’t be released until May 2027.Â
Actor Jonathan Majors, who played Kang in Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested for assault earlier this yr and reportedly faces more accusations of abuse. He has denied the allegations through his attorneys, but was dropped by his longtime management company, previous reports said. Marvel has remained silent on Majors’ case.
After the box office disappointment of the actor’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” Disney CEO Bob Iger pondered whether Marvel should prioritize more energizing characters moderately than continuing to create third and fourth movies for established legacy characters.
Disney also delayed a planned “Star Wars” movie from December 2025 to May 2026. It added one other Star Wars movie to the schedule too — it’s set for December 2026. Disney has not released a Star Wars film since “The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019.
