‘Wonder Woman 1984’ postponed
Warner Bros. on Tuesday delayed the summer release of “Wonder Woman 1984” and removed the adaptation of LinManuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. With much of Hollywood’s spring release calendar already vacated due to the virus, major summer movies are also increasingly reshuffling. “Wonder Woman 1984,” the sequel to 2017’s “Wonder Woman,” will now hit theatres on Aug. 14 instead of June 5.
“In the Heights,” directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, had been slated for June 26 but now isn’t dated for release. Miranda, in a recent livestream interview with Rosie O’Donnell, said the score was being recorded when postproduction work slowed due to the outbreak. “There’s a lot that remains to be done on that movie,” said Miranda.
The studio also took several other films off its release schedule including the “Scooby-Doo” movie “Scoob,” previously planned for May 15, and the James Wan thriller “Malignant,” previously set for Aug. 14. Several likely spring and summer blockbusters have already been delayed, including Marvel’s “Black Widow” (previously May1, now unscheduled); the “Fast and Furious” movie “F9,” (now slated for 2021); the Bond movie “No Time to Die” (moved to November); and “A Quiet Place Part II” (not currently dated).
While some recent releases have moved to streaming platforms or on-demand with theatres closed, Hollywood’s top productions have opted to wait until they can play in cinemas.