Disney Postpones "Black Widow", "Eternals", More Films

Yara Sameh

Disney has postponed the release of its widely-anticipated fall blockbusters such as Marvel’s “Black Widow” Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story”, and Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile” by several months.

The studio has kept the late November release date of Pixar’s “Soul,”. Disney also altered the dates of other Marvel movies slated for a 2021 release date, such as “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals”.

The reshuffle set off a chain of distribution shifts that will upend the theatrical landscape for months.

“Black Widow” starring Scarlett Johansson, was set to debut on Nov. 6, will now open on May 7, 2021.

Due to the interconnected nature of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Widow’s” move shifted back other installments in the superhero franchise.

“Eternals” a comic book adventure about a super-powered alien race, has moved from Feb. 12, 2021, to Nov. 5, 2021.

“Shang Chi” Marvel’s first film with an Asian lead, has moved from May 7, 2021, to July 9, 2021. Destin Daniel Cretton will direct a cast that includes Simu Liu as the titular martial arts hero.

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“Death on the Nile” — a follow-up to 2017’s box office hit “Murder on the Orient Express” — will is set for release on Dec. 18, 2020, instead of its original Oct. 23 premiere.

“Death on the Nile” a murder mystery based on Agatha Christie’s novel. The production marks Spielberg’s first foray into musicals.

“West Side Story” will be released a year later on Dec. 10, 2021, instead of Dec. 18, 2020.

Meanwhile, “Deep Water,” Adrian Lyne’s thriller with Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, is set for debut on Aug. 13, 2021, instead of on Nov. 13, 2020.

Furthermore, “The Empty Man,” a horror film with James Badge Dale, will be released on Oct. 23, 2020, instead of on Dec. 4, 2020. “The King’s Man,” previously dated on Feb. 26, 2021, will move ahead two weeks to Feb. 12., which was initially intended to launch this month.

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