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- Walt Disney is pushing back the release dates of several upcoming Marvel films.
- Films include Blade, Fantastic Four, and Avengers: Secret Wars.
- Marvel has decided to temporarily shut down production of Blade to search for a new director after Bassam Tariq's departure.
Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday it will be pushing back the release dates for numerous upcoming Marvel films including, Blade, Fantastic Four and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Following Blade director Bassam Tariq's departure from the project in September due to scheduling conflicts, Marvel has decided to temporarily shut down production of the film to search for a new director. Blade is now slated to premiere on 6 September 2024 instead of 3 November 2023, which has impacted the rest of the studios' production scheduling.
Marvel movies pushed back:
- Deadpool 3 from 6 September 2024 to 8 November 2024;
- Fantastic Four from 8 November 2024 to 14 February 2025;
- An untitled Marvel project from 14 February 2025 to 7 Nov 2025;
- Avengers: Secret Wars from 7 Nov 2025 to 1 May 2026;
- Another untitled Marvel movie went from 1 May 2026 to no longer being on Disney's release schedule.
A source familiar with the studio's plans told Reuters that Marvel is using the Blade production break to find a replacement for Tariq to work with Moon Knight writer Beau DeMayo, who's the main screenwriter for Blade.
Throughout the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse, stories have been intertwined, and a significant delay from one film often impacts the slate for others. A similar postponement was made for the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to the pandemic and led to Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever being pushed back as well.
