CANDYMAN Is The Latest 2020 Movie To Lose Its Release Date As It's Shifted To Sometime In 2021

CANDYMAN Is The Latest 2020 Movie To Lose Its Release Date As It's Shifted To Sometime In 2021

2020's movie release schedule just got even quieter with the news that Candyman has been shifted from this October to an unset future date in 2021. Find out more details on the movie after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Sep 12, 2020 04:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Deadline

Warner Bros.' decision to shift Wonder Woman 1984 from October 2nd to December 25th has led to more widespread release date changes, as Universal/MGM/Bron/Monkeypaw's Candyman has moved from October 16th to a currently undisclosed 2021 debut. This will surely put a crimp in many a Halloween plans, and it looks like there's no chance this one will skip theaters and head straight to PVOD platforms. 

The problem is that theaters in New York and Los Angeles remain closed, and Warner Bros.' Tenet experiment obviously didn't pay off after it earned a lowly $20 million over a number of days. 

Nia DaCosta's (who looks set to take the helm of Captain Marvel 2) movie is reportedly getting a theaterical debut whatever happens, so the hope must be that a 2021 release will generate the sort of numbers the reboot/sequel would have in a pre-pandemic world. 

So, where does this leave us in terms of major releases still on track to hit theaters before the year ends? 

Death on the Nile and Lord and Miller's Connected are still heading our way on October 23rd, Black Widow has yet to move from November 6th, and No Time to Die and Soul are on track for November 20th (rumour has it that latter is going to debut on Disney+'s "Premier Access" service). 

Beyond that, we have Free Guy on December 11th, and Dune on December 18th. That means there's still some hope for 2020, but we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks! 

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/12/2020, 5:03 AM
Farewell to the Films
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 9/12/2020, 5:13 AM
There is zero hope for any wide release movie opening in 2020 when the one with the lowest budget (Candyman has an estimate budget of $20 million) moves to 2021.

Death on the Nile ($155 Mil)
Black Widow ($150-$200 Mil)
James Bond - No time to die ($250 Mil)
The Empty Man ($45 Mil?)
Free Guy ($100+ Mil)
Dune ($200 Mil)
Wonder Woman 1984 ($200 Mil)

The point is that cinemas won't survive until spring 2021 when the flu season is through.

Low Budget movies like Unhinged ($35 million) or horror movies like Candyman will still be profitable worldwide and keep the exhibition alive.

But by moving these small movies, people won't be able to see new movies.

I have seen "The New Mutants" on thursday in Germany and the 20:30 showtime was almost sold out, admission numbers have finally reached pre-covid numbers after 3 months of closure and now we will have no new movies coming up other from "Peninsula" which will come up here mid-october.
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 9/12/2020, 10:47 AM
Going to be a tough wait, but I understand the decision. Mostly I feel bad for international audiences that are safely returning to theaters but have nothing new to see. America really is ruining everyone’s fun once again.
RingSlinger700
RingSlinger700 - 9/12/2020, 2:30 PM
Going somewhat OT but are the Candyman sequels worth watching?
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 9/12/2020, 6:42 PM
@RingSlinger700 - no........imo. The second one Todd's acting saves but not by much. The third doesnt exist to me.
RingSlinger700
RingSlinger700 - 9/12/2020, 6:51 PM
@MrCamw1 - I figured. Not that this new film has anything to do with the last two of course, but just curious.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 9/12/2020, 2:40 PM
In my opinion this will lead to international cinemas to become independant of american movies.

With no new US releases, other countries will have to rely on homebrew or asian & european movies to survive.

So far i have seen EVERY SINGLE COMIC BOOK MOVIE EVER MADE in theaters since i was 5 years old (Superman II being the first in 1980 & The New Mutants being the most current one).

But that may change in 2021, which will be chock-full of movies. I am considering to boycot WW 1984 IF it really opens during X-Mas, which i don't think is going to happen, because german cinemas will be closed during christmas eve and the day after & i am not going to watch it between the days or on the turning of the years.
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