We are living through such a peculiar year that it is still hard to get used to the idea that things will take time to return to their place. Among them are, of course, those related to the world of cinema, where the industry is experiencing one of the most difficult moments in its history with the closed rooms. Warner Bros. already had to announce that one of the most important releases of the year was moving its date again (we are talking about Tenet) And now it's Disney the one that recoils, moves token and radically change your plan.
Mulan, the heroine that never comes
We have been hearing about the new Mulan a long time. The film was a new foray into the world of disney live action movies, a "format" that does not stop giving joy to the mouse company and that of course it does not want to stop exploiting. In this way, the great Chinese warrior was going to make the leap from animation to the world of flesh and blood with a great production starring Yifei Liu (The forbidden kingdom) and with Niki Caro (En tierra de hombres) in charge of its direction.
We have seen promotional images, more than one trailer, a release date has been given… and then a pandemic exploded. He coronovarius It spread worldwide and caused the quarantine decree in many countries and the closure of numerous establishments, including movie theaters. Now that it seems that things are slightly more controlled -well, to say the least- certain businesses have been able to start their activity again, however, many others have been forced to remain closed either due to the situation in their region (where COVID is still generating too many outbreaks) or because the conditions to function imply the gathering of many people.
And precisely these two conditions are the ones that exist in movie theaters in one of the most important markets in the world: the US. The situation in the country maintains the business closed, which has caused distributors to start delaying their projects indefinitely.
Disney had not yet commented on mulan, which was originally going to be released on March 27; then moved to the end of July, to leave after Tenet, and then to August 21 in a last desperate move. But given the situation, she has been forced to finally do it and postpone the movie. indefinitely. There is therefore no date at the moment for the coming-out of mulan, which is delayed until further notice.
This revives again the voices that bet on skip billboard and go directly to pay per download or its distribution on its content platform. It was already discussed with the film of the avenger black widow, something that Disney has always refused, but given the situation it could well do as Artemis Fowl and end up going through the hoops of a digital release.
Star Wars and Avatar also work in the long term
Film releases are one thing... and projects that are in development are another. Making certain films implies in many cases a large budget and a lot of work time (we are talking about years between preparation, filming, post-production...), for which reason Disney has also been forced to move certain works that, after what has been seen, they already know that they will not be able to leave in 2021.
Let's talk first of all about the aftermath of Avatars. The second part of the James Cameron film was going to arrive next year, but they have already accepted that it will not be possible. In this way, they have moved the premiere of the film to 2022 and its successive parts (there are up to 4 films planned) every two years until 2028. This is how the agenda remains:
- Avatar 2 (December 16, 2022)
- Avatar 3 (December 20, 2024)
- Avatar 4 (December 18, 2026)
- Avatar 5 (December 22, 2028)
As for the new era of Star WarsThere are also changes, of course. The long-awaited project that will be directed by Taika Waititi was scheduled for 2022 but has been officially moved to December 2023. Two other films that would also fit into the franchise have also been postponed, with new dates for December 2025 and 2027. Wow. disorder.