Other Sony titles that are leaving their current slots include the Tom Hanks World War II film Greyhound, which was scheduled for June 12 but is now TBD. Also TBD is an untitled Sony/Marvel film that was set to arrive on October 8, 2021. The Kevin Hart vehicle Fatherhood moves from January 15, 2021 to October 23, and finally Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway moves for a second time. Originally scheduled for April 2020 and then bumped to August, it will now surface on January 15, 2021.
One large-scale Sony release, Venom 2, has yet to move off its October 2, 2020 perch, ostensibly in the hope that the pandemic will be over by the fall.
All these changes, of course, are the result of the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping the world and shutting down most places where the public gathers, including movie theaters. As major exhibitor chains began closing their doors over the past few weeks, high-profile studio releases like Black Widow, A Quiet Place: Part 2, No Time to Die, Wonder Woman 1984, F9: The Fast and Furious Saga and more began postponing their release dates, with many other upcoming films shutting down production.
With the outlay of money involved in producing and marketing
these films, studios are clearly concerned about not just releasing them after
things return to normal — whatever that may be — but making sure that
audiences are ready to return to theaters without any anxieties about catching
the virus. With any luck, we’ll be there by the time all these films finally
start to arrive.
