With Hollywood's release schedule turned on its head by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many films have experienced significant or indefinite delays. Now, it appears that several of the year's most highly anticipated movies, including Wonder Woman 1984, Black Widow and Dune, will be pushed back once again.

Cinemas in major USA metropolitan areas including New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco have not yet been able to reopen. These markets are vital to box office numbers, making it likely that major blockbusters will be held back, according to Deadline. Warner Bros. and other major studios are continually reevaluating their strategies to cope with the effects of the shutdown.

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Although Christopher Nolan's time-travel thriller Tenet was finally released to an overall positive reception, Warner Bros. will need to give it space to see it achieve maximum success. This means that the studio must reshuffle its schedule of releases, including Wonder Woman 1984, which had been planned for a premier date of Oct. 2.

Wonder Woman 1984 may be moved back in the year to as late as December, which would cause Warner Bros.' Dune, which had been set at the release date of Dec. 18, to be delayed until 2021. The latest trailers for both movies have shied away from mentioning exact release dates.

Meanwhile, Marvel's Black Widow had been planned for release on Nov. 6, and there are now rumors that it too might be moved. The film is likely to avoid opening too near to Wonder Woman 1984, as both are high-profile superhero extravaganzas featuring female leads.

The future of the cinema industry is still uncertain, but fans who have been waiting for these films may now at least have a good reason to look forward to the holiday season.

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