New Black Widow Release Date Could Replace Marvel's Eternals Last updated on March 17 2020 by Cooper Smith

Disney said they were not going to. They promised. They guaranteed that the Black Widow solo movie would not move, would not be pushed back. However, the time has finally come. Marvel Studios' Black Widow will not be releasing May 1, 2020. Black Widow has lost its original release date and needs a new one. So, what is this new release date? How will the delay impact the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Read on to find out!

Coronavirus Movie Delays So Far

Numerous films have been pushed back due to COVID-19. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, A Quiet Place Part II, Fast and Furious 9, Mulan, New Mutants, and the list continues. In the case of F9, it was postponed an entire year. Even after saying Black Widow was going to stay in its spot, the prospect of an empty movie theatre on release day does not seem good for Disney. Not too many people were surprised by this move. With regulations involving how many people can gather together, many movie theatres are being shut down all over the world. This leads us to the question: What is the new Black Widow release date?

Black Widow New Release Date

Disney has not confirmed what the new release date will be, similar to the postponing of A Quiet Place Part II. They are probably just waiting to see how long the Coronavirus pandemic will last to decide the next step. However, with simple logic, one can figure out the most likely scenario. It seems that the Black Widow new release date will probably be November 6, 2020. This would take the place of the upcoming Eternals movie. If Eternals gets pushed back, it would move to Shang-Chi’s February 2021 release date, and so on. Everything in the Marvel schedule would shift one spot farther away. There is the chance that Marvel doesn't want to mess with the timeline, and that they would simply release Black Widow in the summer. But that is such a busy time for Disney, it seems unlikely. Between Artemis Fowl, Pixar’s Soul, Jungle Cruise, and a somewhat-Disney movie, Morbius, there are so many flicks it would be difficult. There is another possibility that Black Widow gets pushed so far down the line, so it can release summer 2021. That would put it right between Doctor Strange 2: In the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder. That way, all the upcoming movies could keep their place (except for Black Widow, of course).

How it Changes the MCU

It is a shame that after years and years of fans waiting for Natasha's solo movie, the film gets delayed indefinitely. If it does end up taking the Eternal's release spot, Marvel might decide to cut possible upcoming movies depending on how important their schedule is to them. A future project that is currently in the works might get cancelled because of restraining plans on Disney's part. It definitely puts them in a tricky situation, one where hype might die down for Black Widow if they wait too long. If they do end up releasing Black Widow in the summer of 2021, some things might not make sense to us in other films if this movie is as essential as Kevin Feige says it is. The future of Marvel hangs in the balance. Can Disney figure it out in time?

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