Sony Pictures announced it will delay some of its biggest films for 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, following the steps of other major Hollywood studios.
What’s happening:
Sony will delay the release of the following films:
- “Morbius”
- “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
- “Uncharted”
- “Peter Rabbit 2”
The films will be released in 2021, according to Variety.
What are the new release dates?
Sony announced new release dates for these movies, too.
- “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — March 5, 2021 (previously July 10, 2020)
- “Morbius” — March 19, 2021 (previously July 31, 2020)
- “Uncharted” — Oct. 8, 2021 (previously March 5, 2021)
- “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” — Jan. 15, 2021 (previously Aug. 7, 2020)
- “Untitled Sony/Marvel movie” — TBD (previously Oct. 8, 2021)
Some context
- Sony’s decision follows a massive trend for Hollywood studios to delay their biggest projects because of the coronavirus. It may be the biggest example of delaying films to next year, though.
- Warner Bros. announced it would delay “Wonder Woman 1984” to Aug. 14 instead of June 5, which was the first sign of studios picking new release dates in the future.
- Disney has postponed its major projects “Black Widow” and “Mulan” without a new release date announced, a sign that Disney isn’t sure how long this will last.
- Universal Studios delayed the release of “Fast 9,” the ninth “Fast & Furious film.
- MGM delayed the James Bond film “No Time to Die” to the fall as well.
- Paramount delayed “A Quiet Place II” as well.