The coronavirus, which has killed more than 6,500 people, has impacted Hollywood movies. Bond movie “No Time to Die,” “A Quiet Place Part II,” and “F9” have faced release changes. Disney delayed three of its movies, including “Mulan,” last week. Productions on potential blockbusters like “The Batman” and “Jurassic World: Dominion” have temporarily shut down.
As concerns over the coronavirus grow, Hollywood is feeling the effects. The James Bond movie “No Time to Die” was the first movie to get a major release change, as the producers pushed it from April to November. Then Paramount delayed the worldwide release of “A Quiet Place Part II” a week before it was supposed to hit theaters and Universal delayed the “F9” release a year. Last week, Disney delayed three of its upcoming releases, including the live-action “Mulan” remake.
On Friday, Disney took even more drastic steps and paused production on at least seven of its live-action films. Other recently released Hollywood movies — like “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Bloodshot” — will be postponed in China, where the region’s 70,000 theaters remain closed due to coronavirus concerns. It’s unknown when the theaters will reopen, so more movies will likely be impacted in the coming weeks or even months.
“Of course, there will still be a natural hesitation to avoid public spaces even when the situation is contained, so release dates for the 2020 overall movie slate in China could change dramatically,” Paul Dergarabedian, the Comscore senior media analyst, told. We rounded up movies that have already been impacted by the coronavirus and will update this list as more come:
“A Quiet Place Part II”
“A Quiet Place Part II” was delayed indefinitely, a week before it was supposed to hit theaters.
The worldwide release of Paramount’s horror sequel “A Quiet Place Part II” was delayed indefinitely a week before it was supposed to hit theaters. Paramount said in a statement that it will release the movie “this year once we have a better understanding of the impact of this pandemic on the global theatrical marketplace.” 2018’s “A Quiet Place” was one of the biggest surprise box-office hits of the year, with $340 million globally off of a $17 million budget.
Disney’s “Mulan”
Disney’s “Mulan” remake was delayed.
Disney delayed its live-action “Mulan” remake to a yet-to-be-announced date. It was set for release on March 27. The movie cost a hefty $200 million to produce and with theaters in China — which would have been a major market for the movie — still closed, its global box office could have taken a huge hit if released in other markets.
“The New Mutants
“The New Mutants” was delayed — again.
Maisie Williams in “The New Mutants.” Fox
Disney delayed 20th Century’s X-Men spin-off movie, “The New Mutants,” to a yet-to-be-announced date. It was set for release on April 3. This is the fourth time the movie has been postponed in two years. The first release date was set for April 2018.
No Time to Die”
“No Time to Die” was delayed until November.
The James Bond movie “No Time to Die” was slated fo release in next month, but the producers announced that it would be pushed back to November “after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace.”
It will now be released in the UK on November 12 and in the US on November 25. The studio, MGM, “will likely take a $30 million to $50 million hit,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, but the damage could have been worse if the movie was released amid coronavirus concerns and theater closures.
This is the third time the movie has been delayed. It was originally set for release in November 2019, then pushed back to February and again to April as director Cary Joji Fukunaga replaced Danny Boyle and “Fleabag” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge came on to polish the script.
Disney’s “Antlers”
Disney delayed Searchlight’s horror movie, “Antlers.”
Director Scott Cooper’s Searchlight horror movie, “Antlers” — which was acquired by Disney in the Fox merger — was delayed to a yet-to-be-specified date. It was scheduled for release on April 17.
Peter Rabbit 2
“Peter Rabbit 2” has been delayed until August.
Sony has pushed the European release of “Peter Rabbit 2” from March 27 to August 7, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It was set to debut in the US April 3, but that has been delayed to an unspecified date after its debut in Europe. 2018’s “Peter Rabbit” made $351 million worldwide and $115 million in the US.
Fast and Furious 9
“F9” has been delayed a year.
The ninth “Fast and Furious” movie was pushed back from May 22 to April 2, 2021, because of the coronavirus. Universal had already set the release of “Fast and Furious 10” for that date. The franchise is a global sensation at the box office, with the last two movies both making over $1 billion each, but with theaters closed in Italy and China, the movie would have taken a major hit.
The Batman
“The Batman” production has been shut down.
Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves’ (“War for the Planet of the Apes”) “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson, halted production on Saturday for two weeks. It was shooting in London and preparing to move locations when Warner Bros. suspended the shoot.
Jurassic World: Dominion
Universal halted production “Jurassic World: Dominion” and other live-action movies.
“Jurassic World” (2015) Universal Pictures/”Jurassic World”
Universal Pictures has suspended production on “Jurassic World: Dominion” and other live-action projects such as “Flint Strong,” based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” and an untitled Billy Eichner movie. The third “Jurassic World” movie started shooting in London in February and is set to hit theaters in June, 2021.
Netflix’s “Red Notice”
Netflix has halted production on its live-action movies and TV shows for two weeks, including the Dwayne Johnson-starring action movie “Red Notice.”
Netflix has halted production on its live-action scripted TV shows and movies, including the action movie “Red Notice,” which stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot.
Johnson posted a video of himself addressing the crew to Instagram on Sunday, saying “We’ll continue to monitor and assess this situation closely to make the best decisions for our families first and then our businesses.”
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi”
Production on Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” was halted in Australia as the director waits for the results of a coronavirus test.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton has self-isolated himself while waiting for the results of a coronavirus test that he took as a precaution because he has a newborn baby. Disney and Marvel temporarily shut down production on the movie, due in theaters in February 2021, this week in Australia.
Disney’s live-action movies
Disney shut down production on even more of its live-action movies on Friday, both for theatrical release and Disney Plus.
“Shang-Chi” wasn’t the only Disney production temporarily shut down this week. Disney said that it was halting production on live-action movies that included:
The “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” sequel, “Shrunk”
A live-action “Little Mermaid” remake
Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel”
Disney Plus’ “Home Alone” reboot
“Peter Pan and Wendy”
Guillermo del Toro’s Searchlight movie, “Nightmare Alley”
“While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on our productions, after considering the current environment and the best interests of our cast and crew, we have made the decision to pause production on some of our live-action films for a short time,” Disney said in a statement. “We will continue to assess the situation and restart as soon as feasible.”
“Mission: Impossible 7”
Production on the seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie was halted in Italy.
Production on Paramount’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie was halted in February in Italy as concerns over the coronavirus grew. The coronavirus has killed nearly 500 people in Italy and infected 9,000. The movie is set to be released in July 2021 and Paramount has not announced any changes.
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