Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Postponed; ‘The Flash,’ ‘The Sopranos’ Prequel New Release Dates Announced

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Mat Reeves’ “The Batman” has been postponed
"The Flash," "Shazam 2!" and "The Many Saints of Newark" have been given new release dates
"Mulan" and "Black Widow" have been pushed back

Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced several productions to be put on hold and some movies to be delayed. Disney’s “Mulan” and “Black Widow” were pushed back and more movies are facing the same fate.

And now Reeves’ “The Batman” has also been postponed, according to Deadline. The superhero flick was initially set for release on June 25, 2021. However, it won’t be available next summer because its new release date is set to happen in October 2021.

Reeves said in a previous interview that once it is safe to resume production, they will finish filming in London instead of relocating. A quarter of the film was shot there and the director is currently sifting through the footage.

Meanwhile, DC has also given its upcoming flick “The Flash” a new release date. It will be a month earlier in 2022 as it will debut in June 3, instead of July 1. On the other hand, “Shazam 2!,” which was set for release on April 1, 2022, will now be available on Nov. 4 of the same year.

“The Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” has been postponed, too. Initially, it was set for release on Sept. 25, but the date has been moved further to March 12, 2021.

Will Smith’s drama “King Richard” was also moved to Nov. 29, 2021 from Nov. 25 of this year. Tom Hanks’ Elvis Presley movie has been pushed back for a month on Nov. 5, 2021 and will be going against Disney/Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

Just recently, Disney also announced the new release dates for its anticipated films “Mulan” and “Black Widow.” The live action adaptation of “Mulan” will premiere on July 24. Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson’s superhero flick “Black Widow” will be released on Nov. 6.

The production shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic cost thousands of money per day to Disney. It is also unclear if the losses will be covered by insurance.

“If we are talking in terms of protecting lost revenue due to enforced shutdown or scale-down of operations, some property policies may offer limited amounts of coverage, although many have specific communicable diseases exclusions,” said attorney John Tomlinson, who specializes in insurance and risk management law.