Disney delays Deadpool sequel, Blade and other films in post-strike shuffle
The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, US, on Dec 5, 2019.
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PUBLISHED ONNovember 10, 2023 4:45 AM
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney delayed the release of Marvel movie Blade, a new Deadpool instalment and several other films on Thursday (Nov 9) as Hollywood studios adjusted schedules following the end of the four-month actors' strike.
The next Deadpool, which had been scheduled to reach theatres in May, will now debut in late July, Disney said in a statement. That forced the company to move its planned July release, Captain America: Brave New World, to February 2025.
Another Marvel superhero film, Thunderbolts, was pushed to July 2025, and Blade was postponed until November 2025.
The 118-day actors strike shut down production of scripted TV shows and movies. After a tentative labour agreement was reached on Wednesday, studios and actors are working out schedules to finish uncompleted projects.
Outside of Marvel, Disney moved the debut of Mufasa: The Lion King to December 2024, five months later that originally planned.
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