I personally am a big movie person. I do get busy, but whenever I get the time off from work and school. Movies are my number to go to. I know with this quarantine, you think you’d run out of things to watch or entertain yourself with. Don’t worry. The movies here might be delayed, but they are still coming. So sit tight, everyone, and let’s dig into the list. Are you all ready?
Movie studios are scrambling to shift large chunks of their film release slates due to the coronavirus pandemic and following cinema closures. China decided to shut down movie theaters and theme parks as far back as January to contain the outbreak. Production companies have closed indefinitely across the world. While many smaller films that had day-and-date theatrical. On-demand debuts are proceeding with the digital parts of those releases, huge tentpole movies out of Marvel, and The Fast Saga. To name just a few, are either moving to next year or delayed indefinitely.
Here is a guide to the movies that have been delayed so far because of COVID-19, with new release dates listed where available.
Delayed Movies Due To
Covid-19
A Quiet Place Part II
Moved from March 8, 2020, to September 4, 2020.
Antebellum
Moved from April 24, 2020, to August 20, 2020.
Antlers
Moved from April 17, 2020, to a date TBD.
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 date TBD.
The Batman
Moved from June 25, 2021, to October 1, 2021.
Black Widow
Moved from May 11, 2020, to November 6, 2020.
Blue Story
Moved from March 20, 2020, to a May 5 video-on-demand release.
Bull
Moved from March 20, 2020, to a VOD release date of May 1, 2020
Candyman
Moved from June 12, 2020, to September 25, 2020.
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 a date TBD.
Deerskin
Moved from March 20, 2020, to a date TBD.
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.
The Eternals
Moved from November 6, 2020, to February 12, 2021.
F9
Moved from May 22, 2020, to April 2, 2021.
Fatherhood
This Kevin Hart movie has actually been moved up from January 15, 2021, to October 23, 2020.
First Cow
Although the new Kelly Reichardt film did start its limited release on March 6, 2020, A24 announced that they will re-release the film theatrically later on in 2020.
The Flash
Moved from July 1, 2022, to June 3, 2022.
Free Guy
Moved from July 3, 2020, to December 11, 2020.
The French Dispatch
Moved from July 24, 2020, to October 16, 2020.
The Forever Purge
Moved from July 10, 2020, to a date TBD.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Moved from July 10, 2020, to March 5, 2021.
By: Jennifer He