Hollywood’s Day of Reckoning: ‘F9,’ ‘A Quiet Place Part II,’ ‘Lovebirds’ Delayed Over Coronavirus Fears

Thursday saw a wave of cancellations, pushbacks and delays over the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, with major studio tentpole films like the “Fast & Furious” sequel “F9,” John Krasinksi’s”A Quiet Place Part II” and the Issa Rae-Kamail Nanjiani rom-com “The Lovebirds” all getting pushed back.Paramount also delayed the film “Blue Story,” and these titles all join the previously announced delays for the films MGM’s James Bond film “No Time to Die” and Sony’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.”As of yet, the Paramount titles do not have release dates, but Universal was willing to push back “F9” nearly a full year to now open on April 2, 2021.

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