Disney delays 'Deadpool' sequel, 'Blade' and other films in post-strike shuffle

Walt Disney delayed the release of Marvel movie 'Blade', a new 'Deadpool' instalment and several other films on Thursday as Hollywood studios adjusted schedules following the end of the four-month actors' strike.

A new survey by BrandMapp found that cinema attendance is strong, with 9.1-million adults visiting theatres, 4.6-million going six times a year, and 2.5-million attending monthly. Stock photo.
A new survey by BrandMapp found that cinema attendance is strong, with 9.1-million adults visiting theatres, 4.6-million going six times a year, and 2.5-million attending monthly. Stock photo. (123RF/9dreamstudio)

Walt Disney delayed the release of Marvel movie Blade, a new Deadpool instalment and several other films on Thursday as Hollywood studios adjusted schedules following the end of the four-month actors' strike.

The next Deadpool, which had been scheduled to reach theaters in May, will now debut in late July, Disney said in a statement. That forced the company to move its planned July release, Captain America: Brave New World, to February 2025.

Another Marvel superhero film, Thunderbolts, was pushed to July 2025, and Blade was postponed until November 2025.

The 118-day actors strike shut down production of scripted TV shows and movies. After a tentative labor agreement was reached on Wednesday, studios and actors are working out schedules to finish uncompleted projects.

Outside of Marvel, Disney moved the debut of Mufasa: The Lion King to December 2024, five months later that originally planned.


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