About a week ago, we reported that the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die, starring Daniel Craig has been postponed to November due to the Coronavirus outbreak. An outbreak that since yesterday has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Now, more big movies including Fast & Furious 9 and A Quiet Place Part II have followed suit.
Here’s the list of movies that have been postponed either to a later date or indefinitely (via LA Times):
Mulan (Disney)
Original release date: March 27, 2020 (wide)
New date: TBD
New Mutants (Fox)
Original release date: April 3, 2020 (wide)
New date: TBD
Antlers (Searchlight)
Original release date: April 17, 2020 (wide)
New date: TBD
The Truth (IFC)
Original release date: March 20, 2020 (N.Y., L.A.)
New date: Summer 2020, TBD
The Artist’s Wife (Strand)
Original release date: April 3, 2020 (N.Y.); April 10, 2020 (L.A.)
New date: TBD
F9 (Universal)
Original release date: May 22, 2020 (wide)
New date: April 2, 2021
A Quiet Place: Part II (Paramount)
Original release date: March 20, 2020 (wide)
New date: TBD
The Lovebirds (Paramount)
Original release date: April 3, 2020 (wide)
New date: TBD
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Sony)
Original release date: April 3, 2020 (wide)
New date: Aug. 7, 2020
Slay the Dragon (Magnolia)
Original release date: March 13, 2020 (N.Y., L.A.)
New date: April 3, 2020
No Time to Die (MGM)
Original release date: April 10, 2020 (wide)
New date: Nov. 25, 2020
While this may come off as a huge bummer, it’s definitely the right move. The global box office has taken a huge plunge in recent weeks due the Coronavirus outbreak. People are/should be avoiding public places like cinemas as much as we can. None of this is a cause for panic, but we definitely should be taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of ourselves and everyone around us.
Also, at this point, I’m convinced that New Mutants is a myth. Winkwinknudgenudge.
