91ƵAvatar: The Way of Water91Ƶ may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but isn91Ƶt done, yet.
The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday pushed the release of 91ƵAvatar 391Ƶ a year, bumping it from December 2024 to December 2025. The timeline is stretched even further for the next planned installments. 91ƵAvatar 491Ƶ is now slated to hit theaters in December 2029; 91ƵAvatar 591Ƶ is set to arrive in December 2031.
If those dates hold, the 91ƵAvatar91Ƶ film series will have stretched across the first four decades of the century. Director James Cameron, who launched 91ƵAvatar91Ƶ in 2009, has said he may not direct films 4 and 5. By December 2031, the 68-year-old Cameron would be 77. 91ƵAvatar91Ƶ and 91ƵAvatar: The Way of Water91Ƶ have collectively made more than $5.2 billion at the box office.
91ƵEach 91ƵAvatar91Ƶ film is an exciting but epic undertaking that takes time to bring to the quality level we as filmmakers strive for and audiences have come to expect,91Ƶ
Disney on Tuesday shuffled plans for some of its biggest franchises. Two 91ƵStar Wars91Ƶ film are planned for 2026. One was pushed from December 2025 to May 2026. Another was added for December 2026. The studio hasn91Ƶt announced details on either untitled production.
The Marvel calendar was also remade Tuesday, as the studio continues to reshape its coming plans in its superhero kingdom. Most notably, 91ƵAvengers: Kang Dynasty91Ƶ is being postponed from May 2025 to May 2026. That film, a pivotal release for Marvel, stars Jonathan Majors, the actor who . Majors91Ƶ attorney has denied the charges and says he91Ƶs innocent.
Other shifts in Marvel releases include most films being delayed a few months. 91ƵCaptain America: Brave New World91Ƶ will open in July 2024 instead of May 2024, after which comes 91ƵThunderbolts91Ƶ in December 2024, 91ƵBlade91Ƶ in February 2025 and 91ƵFantastic Four91Ƶ in May 2025.
From Disney91Ƶs 20th Century, another 91ƵAlien91Ƶ film is now on the calendar, dated for August next year. And one movie is moving up: 91ƵDeadpool 391Ƶ will debut May 2024 instead of November next year.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
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