Disney shifts release dates of Marvel movies

Disney changes the release dates of ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ ‘Deadpool 3,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Blade’. The delays created a cascade in Marvel’s schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The untitled ‘Deadpool 3’ is moving to November 8, 2024, and back from September 6, 2024.

‘Fantastic Four’ has been pushed back several months to February  14, 2025, back from November  8, 2024. ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ the culmination of Marvel’s ‘Multiverse Saga,’ has moved to May 1, 2026, back from November 7, 2025.

Mahershala Ali’s ‘Blade’ has moved to Sept. 6, 2024, back from its Nov. 3, 2023, date, which comes as the feature looks for a new director after splitting with filmmaker Bassam Tariq two weeks ago. 

‘Fantastic Four’ has been pushed back several months to Feb. 14, 2025, back from November 8, 2024. The film, one of Marvel’s most anticipated, has yet to cast the four leads but has ‘WandaVision’ director Matt Shakman attached to direct.

Disney made several other changes to its calendar, with Searchlight’s ‘Chevalier’ dated April 7, 2023. The film is a biopic of musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges. 20th Century’s Haunting in Venice, Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, opens September 15, 2023.

And Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the latest in the long-running Apes franchise, is now slotted for May 24, 2024.