Disney has pulled the live-action Mulan movie from its August 21 release date, without announcing a new one. The live-action version of the animated classic had been delayed four times.
In addition, other Disney productions like the three Star Wars films will be bumped by a year; they will now premiere Dec. 22, 2023, Dec. 19, 2025, and Dec. 17, 2027. James Cameron’s four Avatar follow-ups will also be delayed, and will now hit theatres on Dec. 16, 2022; Dec. 20, 2024; Dec. 18, 2026, and Dec. 22, 2028.
“Over the last few months, it’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during this global health crisis. And today that means pausing our release plans for Mulan as we assess how we can most effectively bring this film to audiences around the world,” a representative for Walt Disney Studios said in a statement.
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At this point, no new films, Disney or otherwise, can premiere until next month at the earliest. According to Deadline, the release of Unhinged, starring Russell Crowe, has been pushed from July 30. Although it may open next month instead, no new official release date has been announced. Similarly, earlier this week, the producers of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet announced that they were moving the release date indefinitely.
Disney also confirmed Thursday that many of its movies are on track to premiere this year, including The New Mutants on Aug. 28, The King’s Man on Sept. 18, Death on the Nile on Oct. 23, Black Widow on Nov 6 and West Side Story on Dec 18.
On Thursday, AMC Theaters announced that it would delay reopening cinemas until mid to late August, amid rising cases of COVID-19, according to Variety.
