‘Aquaman 2’ and ‘Shazam 2’ Both Delayed by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has introduced that there are some main switch-ups in its launch schedule. Some of it’s a results of the brand new coverage at HBO Max to solely spend money on originals that shall be getting a theatrical launch window. Other movies would possibly simply be coping with a couple of points in put up. There are even some movies which might be simply getting switched as much as capitalize on months that shall be missing in huge releases.

James Wan’s Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is without doubt one of the greater entries that is getting pushed again, and that is because of a number of the points the movie has been met with throughout post-production, in response to Deadline. Rather than popping out in March of 2023, it’s getting pushed again to December 2023. Of course, it’s probably that it will be as CGI heavy as some other superhero film, which could have one thing to do with the delay.

As a results of the empty theaters the place Aquaman ought to have been, Warner Bros. determined to scoot Shazam! Fury of The Gods from its launch date in December of 2022 again to March. Given the truth that expectations for Black Adam are working so excessive, blended with the success of Shazam itself, projections are fairly excessive for the upcoming sequel.

Another phenomenon happening on this planet of Warner Bros. is the entire theatrical window coverage David Zaslav is attempting to institute for HBO Max. Warners was growing new movies within the House Party and Evil Dead franchises that have been alleged to debut on streaming. Now they are going to as a substitute premiere in theaters first.

That leaves Black Adam, opening on October 21, because the final remaining DC Comics film that’s nonetheless opening this calendar 12 months. Shazam! is now scheduled to observe subsequent March.