Disney and Marvel have reportedly announced that Black Widow has been delayed until further notice from its original spring release date over concerns regarding COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus.

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Variety reports that the decision has been made by Marvel and Disney. Black Widow was originally set to be released on April 24, 2020, in the UK and on May 1, 2020, in the US, and marked the first solo film for Scarlett Johanson’s Black Widow character first introduced in 2010’s Iron Man 2. While Black Widow has been a fixture of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in films like Iron Man, Captain America, and Avengers, she has never had her own solo movie.There were reports saying that Universal’s Fast 9 and Disney’s Black Widow could be delayed due to COVID-19. And while Universal confirmed that Fast 9 would be delayed a year to 2021, Disney and Marvel remained silent on the status of its first big Marvel film of 2020.Other films that have been delayed due to COVID-19 include A Quiet Place 2 , and the James Bond Film No Time to Die , which will now be released in November 2020. Here's an explainer on how COVID-19 could affect the entire film industry, according to experts The outbreak has also impacted other entertainment industries like gaming where events like E3 have been cancelled for the sake of public safety.

Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.