Mulan has NO release date and Avatar sequels bumped back a YEAR each as Disney rearranges schedule yet again amid coronavirus pandemic
Disney has once again reshuffled its release calendar to accommodate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Although initially pushed from March to July and then to August, the live-action adaptation of the 1998 animated musical Mulan now has no release date at all.
A Disney spokesperson told Deadline: ‘Over the last few months, it’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during this global health crisis, and today that means pausing our release plans for Mulan as we assess how we can most effectively bring this film to audiences around the world.’
When?: Disney has once again reshuffled its release calendar to accommodate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic leaving Mulan without a release date
The movie was filmed in China and New Zealand from August through November 2018 and was originally scheduled to bow this March 27.
Earlier in March as the coronavirus lockdowns began the movie was bumped to July 24, and last month that date was changed to August 21.
Now Mulan, the priciest movie ever to be directed by a woman, has had its release delayed indefinitely amid the ever-changing lockdown circumstances.
Multiple franchises in the works have also had their release dates shuffled about once again, including the upcoming four Avatar sequels.
Up in the air: Although initially pushed from March to July and then to August, the live-action adaptation of the 1998 animated musical Mulan now has no release date at all
They were initially meant to come out in four alternate Decembers – 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027 – but each has been postponed by one year.
Director James Cameron arrived back in New Zealand at the end of May to resume production on the sequels after it was suspended over the pandemic.
A similar shift has occurred with the upcoming Star Wars trilogy, the first film of which will be directed and co-written by Taika Waititi.
Throwback: Multiple franchises in the works have also had their release dates shuffled about once again, including the upcoming four Avatar sequels; the original 2009 film is pictured
The films were scheduled to come out in Decembers 2022, 2024 and 2026 but each of them has now also been bumped to a year later.
Taika is returning to the Star Wars universe after serving as a director on the acclaimed series The Mandalorian which bowed on Disney+ last November.
Although not a Disney project, Wes Anderson’s next kooky feature The French Dispatch has also been left without a release date.
The French Dispatch was meant to come out this Friday, then got bumped to October because of the coronavirus and now is unset.