Tag: Mulan
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Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Moves to November, Disney Animation’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Heads to 2021
Earlier this month, Disney unveiled a series of major release date changes for films like Mulan, Jungle Cruise, a whole batch of Marvel movies, and more. But after the dust settled, the Pixar movie Soul was still locked in for a June premiere in theaters. That seemed…well, unlikely to remain in place, given the present…
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Gamechangers in Box-Office History: When ‘Titanic‘ Proved Its Dominance, Once and For All
With theaters in an unprecedented nationwide shutdown, we look back at the game-changing titles in play on this weekend in box-office history.Under normal circumstances, this weekend would likely have been the best of 2020 to date. With “Mulan” (Disney) set to open and “A Quiet Place Part II” (Paramount) in its second week, grosses totaling…
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Streaming: our guide to Disney+ as it launches in the UK
Five months after its introduction in the Us, and with serendipitous timing, Disney+ finally reaches the UK next week. But what to watch?Well, you can’t accuse Disney of not picking its moment – although, as it turns out, the universe really picked it for them. Nearly five months after its debut in the Us, after…
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Lionsgate’s ‘Saw’ Reboot, Janelle Monae’s ‘Antebellum,’ Pulled From Theatrical Release
Lionsgate has joined the parade of releases pulled from theatrical release due to the coronavirus pandemic, pulling the Chris Rock-Samuel L. Jackson “Saw” reboot, Janelle Monae’s “Antebellum” and Sarah Paulson’s “Run.”Lionsgate made the moves on Tuesday, in the wake of Disney-Marvel pulling its Scarlett Johansson superhero adventure “Black Widow,” from its May 1 slot, The…
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‘Black Widow’ Release Pulled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Disney’s “Black Widow” is the latest tentpole to shift its release date because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Marvel superhero adventure, starring Scarlett Johansson, was slated to hit theaters May 1. The studio also pulled “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” from its Searchlight banner, and “The Woman in the Window,” a 20th Century title, which…
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Coronavirus Could Sink 2020 Box Office to Below $8 Billion for First Time in 20 Years
There is no historical precedent for the financial drain that the coronavirus is about to do to the movie business, but multiple box office and financial analysts told TheWrap that the growing wave of theater closures and postponed film releases may sink 2020 domestic grosses to levels not seen since the turn of the 21st…
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‘Frozen 2’ Teases Disney Potential to Rattle the Rigid Windows of Film Biz
Debate just how deep the impact coronavirus will be on the U.S. economy in the coming weeks, but even the best-case scenario is bleak for a broad range of industries.It’s an awful truth that is just beginning to hit home in the movie industry, where audiences fearing contagion are staying away in droves, if the…
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‘Loki’ & ‘WandaVision’ Join Marvel Disney+ Shows Affected by Coronavirus
Marvel Studios has chosen to halt production on Disney+ originals Loki and WandaVision due to coronavirus concerns just a few days after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was shut down. These are also not the only Marvel or Disney titles which have been affected by the ongoing global impact of coronavirus. Earlier this week,…
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Fantastic Beasts 3 Set To Start Filming On Monday Despite Coronavirus
The list of movie and TV productions that are being halted, delayed or scrapped due to the sweeping Coronavirus pandemic is growing bigger by the day. The latest James Bond adventure No Time to Die was the first major blockbuster to get pushed back, and since then the likes of Mulan, Shang-Chi and the Legend…
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China’s ‘Mulan’ Fans Welcome News Of Release Delay
“Mulan” fans in mainland China on Friday welcomed the news that Disney will postpone the global release of the new live-action blockbuster, happy that they’ll likely now get the chance to see the film in theaters in sync with the rest of the world.The new “Mulan” was scheduled to release worldwide outside of China, one…