The global pandemic has interrupted many aspects of life and one of which is the movie industry. Not just in terms of release dates, either, but some of the biggest theatre chains have had to close their doors for good. In addition, multiple movies and TV shows have had to push filming, or filming has become more time-consuming, for appropriate precautions to be taken.
With filming being pushed back, it also impacts actors' availability. If filming has had to be delayed, and an actor already has another commitment for those dates, the schedules will need to be reworked again. Many films have had to be pushed back once as a result, but some films, such as Marvel Studios' Black Widow and the murder mystery Death On The Nile, have had to be delayed more than once.
Black Widow
After almost two years with no Marvel movies, fans have had to make do with the latest Marvel shows on Disney+ such as The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and WandaVision. After her death in Avengers: Endgame fans were wondering when Scarlet Johansson would appear as Black Widow next and with Covid, they had to wait longer than initially thought.
The Black Widow is just one of the many Disney movies that were delayed. It was originally set for release on May 11th 2020, then November 6th, 2020, then May 7th, 2021 before settling on July 9th, 2021 both in theatres and on Disney+ with premier access.
Thor: Love & Thunder
This is the latest film, and probably not the last, in the 'Thor' franchise starring Chris Hemsworth alongside some of the Guardians and returning star Natalie Portman. Even with some set photos, very little is known about the project other than the fact it will also star Christian Bale as Gorr The God Butcher.
Thor: Love and Thunder was originally slated for November 5th, 2021, to February 11, 2022, before finally settling on May 6th, 2022.
No Time To Die
No Time To Die, also known as Bond 25, will be the last Bond film to star Daniel Craig in the titular role in one of the longest-running franchises of all time. First starring in a remake of Casino Royale in 2006, Craig has now been Bond for 15 years.
No Time To Die was originally slated for April 10th, 2020, then November 25th, then up a few days to November 20th, and is currently set for October 8th, 2021.
Eternals
One of the next Marvel movies set for release after Black Widow is Eternals, about which next to nothing is known aside from the main cast and that the Eternals are a group of immortal beings who have been living on earth. The movie could drastically change the MCU if the movie fits into the multiverse storyline that Marvel is starting to unravel.
Eternals was moved from November 6th, 2020, to February 12th, 2021 to its current date of November 5th, 2021.
The Batman
Robert Pattinson is the latest to don the Dark Knight cowl in Matt Reeves' The Batman. When the film was announced many fans were excited to see Pattinson in the role, while being sad that Ben Affleck was not going to be involved.
The Batman moved from June 25, 2021, to October 1, 2021, to March 4th, 2022. The initial trailer was fantastic, so fans can only hope that the movie lives up to the hype.
A Quiet Place 2
The long-awaited sequel to 2018's A Quiet Place starring Hollywood couple Jon Krasinski and Emily Blunt, once again living in a world full of monsters who can not see, but instead use their ears to pick their targets.
A Quiet Place Part 2 moved from March 8th, 2020, to September 6th, 2020, to April 23rd, 2021, then to September 17th, 2021 before thankfully being brought back up to May 28th, 2021.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Finn Wolfhard and Paul Rudd appear in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which follows a mother and her two children who learn that they have a mysterious connection to their grandfather and the original Ghostbusters. Given this connection, fans cannot wait to see which of the original cast will have a cameo.
After originally being slated for July 10th, 2020, the film was moved to March 5th, 2021, to June 11th, 2021 before settling on November 11th, 2021.
Morbius
Jared Leto stars in the Marvel produced Morbius, one of the lesser-known Marvel names. Morbius is a man who tries to cure himself of a deadly disease but instead injects himself with a vampire-inducing serum instead.
The film was originally set to be released on July 31, 2020, but was moved to March 19th, 2021, and was moved again to October 9th, 2021, and now to January 2022.
Death On The Nile
After the resounding success of Knives Out brought the murder mystery/whodunnit genre back to the spotlight, Agatha Christie's Poirot attempts to solve the murder onboard a cruise ship on the River Nile in this upcoming crime flick.
The film was only originally pushed back slightly from October 9th, 2020, to October 23rd, 2020. But when the full scale of the pandemic was made clear, the release date moves again to December 18th, 2020, to September 17th, 2021, and is now set for release on February 11th, 2022.
Fast and Furious 9
The trailer for F9 did what many fans expected the franchise to eventually do, go into space. The cast are joined by John Cena who will play Jakob Toretto, Dom's younger brother and skilled assassin.
Originally set for May 22nd, 2020, the film moved to April 2nd, 2021, then May 28th, and is now set for release on June 25th.