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When is Chris Pratt's Wife Expected to Give Birth?


Wed 20 May 2020 | 01:06 PM
Yara Sameh

“Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are expecting their first child together.

The news comes ten months after the author and the actor tied knot in Montecito, California on June 8, 2019. They got engaged on January 13, 2019, after dating for seven months.

Katherine’s dad, famed Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger, virtually appeared on the latest at-home episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and talked about his daughter’s pregnancy.

Schwarzenegger revealed that the couple’s first child is due sometime this summer.

“Yeah, can you believe that? I mean, that is really exciting news that Katherine now, you know be pregnant and have a baby—I don’t know when exactly. Sometime this summer,” Arnold said.

In April, it was reported that the 30-year-old author is pregnant with her first child and the second for The Guardian of the Galaxy” star. Pratt shares a 7-year-old son Jack with his ex-wife, actress Anna Faris.

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Chris Pratt upcoming projects

Pratt is reprising for his highly-anticipated movie “Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3”— also known as GotG.

Last April, James Gunn, the director of the movie addressed its current status and release date, after months filled with stress and fear over speculations whether the coronavirus pandemic is going to cause the delay of more highly-anticipated movies.

Answering fans’ questions on Twitter, Gunn assured fans that the movie will not be affected by the pandemic.

https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1249406661745233920?s=20

In 2019, Gunn revealed that “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is not a part of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase 4.

MCU’s Phase 4 was set to kick off with highly-anticipated “Black Widow” prequel movie about the spy on May 1st, however, it has been shifted due to coronavirus.

The highly-anticipated movie was pushed from May 1st to November 6, causing the delayment of “The Eternals,” “Shang-Chi,” “Doctor Strange 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder”, “Black Panther 2”, and “Captain Marvel 2”.

The new release dates are as follows:

Black Widow: November 6, 2020

The Eternals: February 12, 2021

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: May 7, 2021

Spider-Man 3: July 16, 2021

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: November 5, 2021

Thor: Love and Thunder: February 18, 2022

Black Panther 2: May 6, 2022

Captain Marvel 2: July 29, 2022

Disney originally fired Gunn from “GotG” movie over resurfaced controversial tweets, then re-hired him, which delayed the movie’s development, in the meantime, Warner Bros. also hired him to direct “The Suicide Squad” sequel, which he agreed to shoot “GotG” after the DC Comics movie is finished.

Not much is known about “The Suicide Squad,” sequel except that it’s a standalone sequel to 2016’s “Suicide Squad”, as well as it will witness the return of stars from the 2016 movie including, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, and Joel Kinnaman.

The sequel also features newcomers Idris Elba, John Cena, Peter Capaldi, Taika Waititi, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, and Pete Davidson, and others.

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It is worth mentioning that The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.