As Disney and Fox rework their future release slates in light of their impending deal, the Mouse House has removed an untitled its original 2019 release date back to 2020.
In additional moves, Fox shifted Brad Pitt’s sci-fi movie acquisitions ever after a deal was struck for Disney to purchase Fox assets for a reported $71 billion.
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When it comes to Disney, there is perhaps no bigger property than the MCU, which thus far has grossed a total of $17.5 billion at the global box office. As reported by THR, Disney and Fox’s game of release date musical chairs has resulted in at least one future Marvel movie giving up its original date. The untitled film originally slated for release on July 31, 2020 has now been removed from the schedule with no new release date announced. Here is Disney's full release schedule for 2020, with Jungle Cruise more-or-less replacing the now-booted Marvel title:
- February 14, 2020: Untitled Disney Live Action
- March 6, 2020: Untitled Pixar Animation
- March 27, 2020: Mulan
- May 1, 2020: Untitled Marvel
- May 29, 2020: Maleficent 2
- June 19, 2020: Untitled Pixar Animation
- July 24, 2020: Jungle Cruise
- October 9, 2020: Untitled Disney Live Action
- November 6, 2020: Untitled Marvel
- November 25, 2020: Untitled Disney Animation
- December 23, 2020: Untitled Disney Live Action
It is not known what Marvel movie would have taken that summer 2020 release date, but has reportedly been shifted to 2021, so obviously it would not be ready for 2020.
Meanwhile, Gunn has found a soft landing spot at Warner Bros. where he to hit the fast track in order to be ready for 2020.
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Source: THR
