Disney has removed Mulan from its release schedule amid the spike in coronavirus cases across the country, specifically Florida and California. The move comes three days after Warner Bros. made a similar announcement for Tenet."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 Disney spokesperson said.Originally scheduled to premiere in late March, the live-action film was delayed to July 24 before being moved again to Aug. 21. A new release date was not announced and it is unclear if the film will debut in theaters or premiere on Disney+. The House of Mouse has given no indication that it is switching from a theatrical release to a streaming debut.The delay, combined with the stoppage of production across the country, also led Disney to push back the premiere dates of several other films, including all the Avatar sequels and future Star Wars projects.Avatar 2's Dec. 17, 2021 date has shifted to Dec. 16, 2022, while Avatar 3 was moved from Dec. 22, 2023 to Dec. 20, 2024. Avatar 4, previously Dec. 19, 2025, is now set to premiere on Dec. 18, 2026, and Avatar 5, originally scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 27, 2027, will now come out on Dec. 22, 2028.
The first film in the untitled Star Wars trilogy moved from Dec. 16, 2022 to Dec. 22, 2023. The second movie changed from Dec. 20, 2024 to Dec. 19, 2025, and the third movie went from Dec. 18, 2026 to Dec. 17, 2027.
Even with all the changes, many of Disney's films are keeping their release dates. The New Mutants is staying on Aug. 28, The King’s Man remains on Sept. 18 and Black Widow is still scheduled to open on Nov. 6. Pixar’s Soul is also still set for Nov. 20, while West Side Story will premiere on Dec. 18.
Written and directed by James Cameron, Avatar 2 stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco, Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, and David Thewlis. The film arrives in theaters on Dec. 16, 2022, to be followed by Avatar 3 on Dec. 20, 2024 , Avatar 4 on Dec. 18, 2026, and Avatar 5 on Dec. 22, 2028.
Directed by Niki Caro, Disney's Mulan stars Yifei Liu as Mulan, Donnie Yen as Commander Tung, Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan and Yoson An as Cheng Honghui, with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor. The film does not currently have a release date.
(Via Deadline)