Disney's Black Widow is the latest tentpole to shift its release date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Marvel superhero adventure, starring Scarlett Johansson, was slated to hit cinemas on May 1.
The studio also pulled the Dev Patel-led drama The Personal History Of David Copperfield" from its Searchlight banner and Amy Adams' The Woman in the Window, a 20th Centurytitle, which were supposed to debut on May 8 and April 15, respectively. It's unclear when any of the films will be released.
Disney has already delayed Mulan, The New Mutants and Antlers, but held off on postponing Black Widow in the hopes that it wouldn't have to scrap another big film. But the move was inevitable since movie theatres in the United States, including those in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, have been ordered to close.
Multiple studios have pulled movies in wake of the coronavirus crisis, including Universal's Fast & Furious entry F9, MGM's James Bond instalment No Time To Die and Paramount's A Quiet Place 2.
While an exact budget for Black Widow has not been revealed, Marvel movies typically cost somewhere between US$150mil and US$200mil. In addition to Johansson, Black Widow also stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone and Rachel Weisz. It was directed by Cate Shortland, and follows Johansson's Natasha Romanoff in the events after Captain America: Civil War.
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