According to the Hollywood Reporter, on October 11 local time, several new Marvel films announced the postponement of North America.
"Avengers 6: Secret War" is highly anticipated by movie fans and postponed to release: the film was originally scheduled to be released on November 7, 2025, and announced it will be postponed to May 1, 2026. Popular films such as "Fantasy Four" and " Deadpool 3" are also postponed. The source of the series of changes in the release plan of
points to the " Blade Warrior " originally scheduled to be released on November 3, 2023.
Two weeks ago, director Barsam Tarik announced his withdrawal from the Blades project, and Tarik's withdrawal from the project was because of "inconsistent schedule." On September 27, Marvel Studios responded to the Hollywood Reporter, "Due to the constant changes in our production plan, Barsam will no longer serve as the director of "Blade", but he is still the executive producer of the project."
This is not the first time that the production of "Blade" has encountered setbacks. According to the Hollywood Reporter, several sources said that the script of "Blade" has been rewritten several times, and Bo Demayo, who once created the script of "Moonlight Knight", is the current screenwriter. Marvel Studios is still looking for a new director. The film was originally scheduled to start filming in Atlanta in November, and now all preparations have been stopped. The film has been postponed to release on September 6, 2024.
"Blade Warrior" postponed release seems to have knocked down Domino, and the release plans of many new Marvel films have changed.
According to Variety Show, "Deadpool 3", which was originally scheduled to be released on September 6, 2024, has been postponed to release on November 8, 2024. "Fantastic Four", which was originally scheduled to be released on November 8, 2024, has been announced to be postponed to February 14, 2025. An unnamed new film originally scheduled to be released on February 14, 2025 has been announced to be postponed to November 7, 2025. "Avengers 6: Secret War", which was originally scheduled to be released on November 7, 2025, has been announced to be postponed to May 1, 2026. The movie project originally scheduled to be released on May 1, 2026 has been cancelled.
"Avengers 5: The Dynasty of Kang" has not changed at present and is still scheduled to be released on May 2, 2025. However, Marvel fans' desire to watch two Avengers within half a year may be disappointed.
American studios often determine the release time of theater movies in advance before the movie is launched, and arrange troops in advance. In addition to Disney, Warner Bros. also adjusted its release plan for the 2023 film on October 11.
Just a few hours after "Blade Warriors" announced the postponement, Warner Bros. announced that " Dune 2" directed by Dennis Villeneuve was upgraded. The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 17, 2023, and now it has been decided to be released from two weeks to November 3, which is exactly the original release time of "Blade Warrior".
Through this upgrade, "Dune 2" also avoided potential competitors: Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games: Song of the Snake and the Snake" and Universal Pictures/ DreamWorks 's animated movie "Treasure 3" is also scheduled to be released on November 17, 2023.
"Dune 2" was co-produced by Warner Bros. and Legend Pictures and started filming in July 2022. "Dune", released in 2021, has achieved excellent results in both commercial and artistic aspects. Box office mojo shows that the global box office of "Dune" exceeded US$400 million. The film was also released in mainland China in October 2021, with a total box office of RMB 253 million. In 2022, "Dune" won nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including the best film nomination; "Dune" won 6 Oscars.
In addition to Marvel's new films, Disney has also adjusted its release plans for other films. Searchlight Films, a biopic of musician Paladin George, "The Knight", is scheduled to be released on April 7, 2023. The detective film "The Ghost of Venice" produced and adapted from the original work of Agatha Christie is scheduled to be released on September 15, 2023. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 4: Kingdom", also produced by 20th Century Fox, is scheduled to be released on May 24, 2024. The film is directed by Weth Ball and has started filming in Australia.
