The writers' strike affects the schedule of Disney films, and the release of many blockbusters has been postponed.
Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of the clues of rain and snow and Leonardobabe! CTOnews.com, June 14, according to Variety, Disney has comprehensively adjusted its film distribution plan due to the strike of the American writers' union and other factors.
Among them, the live-action film Ocean will be released on June 27, 2025, Deadpool 3 will be advanced from November 8, 2024 to May 3, 2024, three unnamed Star Wars films will be scheduled for May 22, 2026, December 18, 2026, and December 17, 2027, Avatar 3 will be postponed to December 19, 2025, Avatar 4 will be postponed to December 21, 2029, and Avatar 5 will be postponed to December 19, 2031.
In terms of Marvel films, Captain America 4 was postponed from May 3, 2024 to July 26, 2024, Thunder to December 20, 2024, Blade to February 14, 2025, fantastic four to May 2, 2025, and Avengers 5 from May 2, 2025 to May 1, 2026. Avengers 6 was postponed from May 1, 2026 to May 7, 2027.
Disney did not give a specific reason for the rescheduling, but the film industry often changes its release time for a variety of factors. At present, the US film and television industry is facing the crisis of writers' strike, leading to the suspension of filming or the early termination of filming of many film and television projects, which may also affect the production progress and release plans of the film.
CTOnews.com noted that as a result of the writers' strike, several popular TV dramas, including Netflix's Strange things, Apple TV+ 's layoffs and Paramount's Evil, have been suspended or terminated early.