Welcome to the new normal: Movie studios are still scrambling to shift large chunks of their film releases in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and cinema closures. (Or, now in some states and other parts of the world, gradual cinema reopenings. Thanks, Tenet!) China made the decision to shut down movie theaters as far back as January 2020 in an effort to contain the virus, and prominent production companies have also closed down indefinitely. While many smaller films that had day-and-date theatrical and on-demand debuts have proceeded with the digital parts of those releases, tentpole movies out of Marvel and The Fast saga, to name just a few, have been reshuffled and moved countless times to 2021, 2022, or are being delayed indefinitely. No Time to Die, Avatar 2, and West Side Story are also dancing to new dates, and Disney has relegated three of its films to streaming debuts. With all that in mind, here’s a guide to the movies that have been delayed so far because of COVID-19, with new release dates listed where available.
Antebellum
Moved from April 24, 2020, to August 20, 2020, to September 18, 2020, on demand.
Antlers
Out October 29, 2021, after moving from April 17, 2020, to February 19, 2021.
Artemis Fowl
Moved from May 29, 2020, to June 12, 2020, and it will premiere on Disney+ instead of in theaters.
The Artist’s Wife
Moved from April 3, 2020, to a TBD date.
Avatar
The next four Avatar movies will debut every other December beginning December 16, 2022, with Avatar 2, delayed one year from December 17, 2021.
A Quiet Place Part II
Moved from March 8, 2020, to September 6, 2020, to April 23, 2021, then to September 17, 2021, and then up to May 28, 2021.
The Batman
Moved from June 25, 2021, to October 1, 2021, then to March 4, 2022.
The Beatles: Get Back
Moved from September 4, 2020, to August 27, 2021.
Bios
Moved from October 2, 2020, to April 16, 2021, then to August 13, 2021.
Black Adam
Out July 29, 2022, after being moved off of the schedule from December 22, 2021.
Black Widow
Moved from May 11, 2020, to November 6, 2020, to May 7, 2021, to July 9, 2021 in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access.
Blue Story
Moved from March 20, 2020, to a May 5, 2020 video on-demand release.
Bob’s Burgers
Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset.
Bull
Moved from March 20, 2020, to a VOD release date of May 1, 2020.
Candyman
Initially pushed from June 12, 2020, to September 25, 2020, to October 16, 2020, but is now set for August 27, 2021.
Cinderella
Moved from February 5, 2021 to July 16, 2021.
Charm City Kings
The opening was shifted from April 10, 2020, to August 14, 2020, and then to August 21, 2020.
The Climb
Moved from March 20, 2020, to November 13, 2020.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Moved from September 11, 2020 to June 4, 2021.
Cruella
Moved from December 23, 2020, to May 28, 2021, in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access.
Death on the Nile
Moved from October 9, 2020, to October 23, 2020, to December 18, 2020, then was removed from the 2020 calendar completely, then moved to September 17, 2021, then to February 11, 2022.
Deep Water
Moved from November 13, 2020, to August 13, 2021, then January 14, 2022.
Deerskin
Moved from March 20, 2020, to VOD.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Moved from May 7, 2021, to March 25, 2022.
Dungeons & Dragons
Moved from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022.
Dune
Moved from December 18, 2020 to October 1, 2021.
The Empty Man
Moved from August 7, 2020, to December 4, 2020, to October 23, 2020.
Escape Room 2
Out January 7, 2022 after moving from August 14, 2020, to January 1, 2021, then TBD.
Eternals
Moved from November 6, 2020, to February 12, 2021 to November 5, 2021.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Moved from fall 2020 to January 22, 2021, then February 26, 2021 and is now TBD.
F9
Out June 25, 2021 after moving from May 22, 2020, to April 2, 2021, then May 28, 2021.
Fatherhood
This Kevin Hart movie was initially moved up from January 15, 2021, to October 23, 2020, and then was pushed to April 16, 2021. It is now set to debut June 18, 2021 on Netflix.
First Cow
Although the new Kelly Reichardt film did start its limited release on March 6, 2020, A24 announced that it will rerelease the film theatrically later on in 2020.
The Flash
Moved from July 1, 2022, to June 3, 2022, then to November 4, 2022.
Free Guy
Moved from July 3, 2020, to December 11, 2020, to May 21, 2021, to July 30, 2021.
The French Dispatch
Delayed indefinitely after moving from July 24, 2020, to October 16, 2020.
The Forever Purge
Moved from July 10, 2020, to July 9, 2021.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Out November 11, 2021 after moving from July 10, 2020, to March 5, 2021, then to June 11, 2021.
Godzilla vs. Kong
Out March 31, 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max after moving from November 20, 2020, to May 21, 2021, then to March 26, 2021.
Greenland
Moved from July 31, 2020 to August 14, 2020, then to December 18, 2020 through PVOD.
Greyhound
Moved from June 12, 2020, to July 10, 2020, for a release on Apple TV+.
Halloween Kills
Moved from October 16, 2020, to Friday, October 15, 2021.
Halloween Ends
Moved from October 15, 2021, to Friday, October 14, 2022.
In the Heights
Moved from June 26, 2020, to June 18, 2021 to June 11, 2021.
Irresistible
Moved from May 29, 2020, to a June 26, 2020, VOD release.
Jungle Cruise
Moved from July 24, 2020, to July 30, 2021.
Jurassic World: Dominion
Moved from June 11, 2021 to June 10, 2022.
King Richard
Moved from November 21, 2020, to November 19, 2021 in theaters and HBO Max.
The King’s Man
Out December 22, 2021 after being moved from September 18, 2020 to February 26, 2021, to March 12, 2021, then August 20, 2021.
The Last Duel
Moved from January 8, 2021, to October 15, 2021.
Last Night in Soho
Moved from its September 25, 2020 release, to April 23, 2021, but is now slated for October 22, 2021.
The Lovebirds
Moved from April 3, 2020, to a May 22, 2020 debut on Netflix.
Malignant
Moved from August 14, 2020, to a date TBD, then to September 10, 2021.
The Many Saints of Newark
Moved from Septemberr 25, 2020, to March 12, 2021 to September 24, 2021.
The Matrix 4
Moved from May 21, 2021, to April 1, 2022, then up to December 22, 2021.
Minecraft
Moved off of the schedule from March 4, 2022.
Minions: Rise of Gru
Moved from July 3, 2020, to July 2, 2021, but is now slated to debut on July 1, 2022.
Mission: Impossible 7
Moved from July 23, 2021, to November 19, 2021, then to May 27, 2022.
Mission: Impossible 8
Moved from August 5, 2022, to November 4, 2022, to July 7, 2023.
Morbius
Out January 21, 2022, after moving from July 31, 2020, to March 19, 2021, to October 9, 2021.
Mulan
Set for September 4, 2020, on Disney+, after going from March 27, 2020, to July 24, 2020, to August 21, 2020.
My Spy
Moved from April 17, 2020, to June 26, when it will premiere digitally on Amazon.
The New Mutants
Moved from April 3, 2020, to August 28, 2020.
The Nightingale
Moved from December 25, 2020, to December 22, 2021.
No Time to Die
Out October 8, 2021, after shifting from April 10, 2020, to November 25, back up to November 20, and then pushed to April 2, 2021.
Nobody
Moved from August 14, 2020, to February 26, 2021, then April 2, 2021, before being moved up to a March 26, 2021 release.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Moved from May 8, 2020, to August 14, 2020.
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Out July 2, 2021, after being moved from August 7, 2020, to January 15, 2021, then to April 2, 2021, then June 11, 2021, and up to May 14, 2021.
Praise This
Moved from September 25, 2020, to date TBD.
Raya and the Last Dragon
Moved from November 25, 2020, to March 12, 2021, to March 5, 2021 in theaters and to purchase on Disney+.
Respect
Moved from January 15, 2021, to August 13, 2021.
Ron’s Gone Wrong
Moved from November 6, 2020, to February 26, 2021, to April 23, 2021, then to October 22, 2021.
Run
Moved from May 8, 2020, to November 20, 2020 for a Hulu release.
Scoob!
Moved from a theatrical release on May 15, 2020, to digital release on that day.
The Secret Garden
Moved from April 17, 2020, to August 14, 2020.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Out September 3, 2021, after being moved from February 21, 2021, to May 7, 2021, then to July 9, 2021.
Shazam! 2
Moved from April 1, 2022, to November 4, 2022, then to June 2, 2023.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Moved from July 16, 2021, to November 5, 2021, then to December 17, 2021, domestically.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Moved from May 15, 2020, to May 21, 2021, then moved up to May 14, 2021.
Soul
Moved from June 19, 2020, to November 20, 2020, to premiere December 25, 2020 on Disney+.
Star Wars
The next trio of Star Wars movies will premiere around Christmas every other year beginning on December 22, 2023.
Tenet
Moved from July 17, 2020, to July 31, 2020, to August 12, 2020, to September 3, 2020.
Thor: Love and Thunder
Moved from November 5, 2021, to February 11, 2022, then May 6, 2022.
Tom & Jerry
Moved from December 23, 2020, to March 5, 2021, and moved up a week to premiere on HBO Max and in theaters on February 26, 2021.
Tomb Raider 2
Moved from March 19, 2021 to a release date TBD.
The Tomorrow War
Moved from December 25, 2020, to July 23, 2021.
Top Gun: Maverick
Moved from June 24, 2020, to December 23, 2020, then July 2, 2021 and is now dated for November 19, 2021.
The Truth
Moved from March 20, 2020, to select theaters and VOD July 3, 2020.
Uncharted
Out February 11, 2022, after moving from March 5, 2021, to August 8, 2021, then to July 16, 2021.
Unhinged
Moved from July 1, 2020, to July 10, 2020.
Untitled Elvis Movie
Moved from October 1, 2021, to November 5, 2021, then to June 3, 2022.
Untitled Indiana Jones Movie
Moved from July 9, 2021, to July 29, 2022.
Untitled Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel
Moved from April 8, 2022, to October 7, 2022.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Moved from October 2, 2020, to June 25, 2021, September 17, 2021, then pushed back a week later to September 24, 2021.
West Side Story
Moved from December 18, 2020, to December 10, 2021.
Wicked
Moved from December 22, 2021 to a date TBD in 2021.
The Witches
Moved from October 9, 2020 to October 16, 2020, to premiere October 22, 2020 on HBO Max.
Without Remorse
Moved from September 18, 2020, to October 2, 2020.
The Woman in the Window
Moved from May 15, 2020, to a “first half of 2021†release on Netflix, now dated for May 14, 2021.
Wonder Woman 1984
Moved from June 5, 2020, to August 14, 2020, to October 2, 2020, then to December 25, 2020.
Working Man
Moved from a theatrical release on March 27, 2020, to a VOD release on May 5, 2020.
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