New ‘Star Wars’ Films Delayed Due to the Pandemic: Here Are The New Dates
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Disney to reschedule their entire film slate significantly, including delaying the new Star Wars trilogy by an entire year.
The new trilogy, reportedly under the leadership of director Taika Waititi, was originally scheduled to release the first entry on December 16, 2022. The subsequent films would be released every two years after that.
The new release dates for the new Star Wars trilogy (which have no titles yet) are as follows:
The first Star Wars film is moving from December 16, 2022 to December 22, 2023.
The second Star Wars film is moving from December 20, 2024 to December 19, 2025.
The third Star Wars film is moving from December 18, 2026 to December 17, 2027.
It appears Lucasfilm is committing to Taika Waititi to lead the Star Wars film franchise for now. The studio is not commenting on Rian Johnson’s previously-announced trilogy of Star Wars films. In addition, the director has offered no proof he is working on it. Given the negative response to his film The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm may not be keen on moving forward with his films.
For our original coverage of the announcement of the Taika Waititi movies, click right here.
More Disney Movie Delays
The Avatar sequels are also being delayed. Avatar 2 is moving from December 17, 2021 to December 16, 2022. Avatar 3 is moving from December 22, 2023 to December 20, 2024. Avatar 4 is moving from December 19, 2025 to December 18, 2026. Avatar 5 is moving from December 27, 2027 to December 22, 2028.
Other movies remain on schedule for release this year. They include 20th Century Studios’ New Mutants (August 28), and Searchlight’s The Personal History of David Copperfield (August 28). Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man (September 18), Death on the Nile (October 23), Marvel Studios’ Black Widow (November), Deep Water (November 13), Pixar’s Soul (November 20), The Empty Man (December 4), Free Guy (December 11), and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin remake West Side Story (December 18) also have new dates.
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