Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Disney made the decision last month to delay Black Widow indefinitely from its planned May release date. Now Disney has announced a new Black Widow release date, and has in turn delayed a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4 films in the process.
The new Black Widow release date is November 6, 2020, which was originally set to be The Eternals release date. The Eternals will now premiere on February 12, 2021, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will now open on May 7, 2021, pushed from its original February release date. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now releasing on November 5, 2021, whereas Thor: Love and Thunder has been pushed back to February 28, 2022.
Black Panther 2 is keeping its release date so far, still scheduled to premiere on May 8, 2022, whereas Captain Marvel 2 is now releasing on July 8, 2022. It remains to be seen how the planned release dates for Disney+ MCU shows like Captain Falcon and the Winter Soldier or WandaVision will be impacted.
Disney is far from the only film company to delay its movies due to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the first movies delayed was A Quiet Place 2, which was given a new release date of September 4. Wonder Woman 1984 was also delayed, though Fast 9 received one of the most dramatic delays, as the film was pushed back an entire year to April 2021.
Black Widow will premiere in theaters on November 6, 2020.