Heading into the Fall, there's obviously a lot of concern that we'll be forced to sit back and watch as more movies slip down the release calendar and into next year. The Delta variant of COVID-19 is still causing problems, but providing people continue to get vaccinated, the virus may be held at bay.
Sony Pictures recently pushed Venom: Let There Be Carnage from September 24 to October 15, clearly hoping that those few weeks will make all the difference at the box office. The studio remains committed to the theatrical experience, but did recently offload Hotel Transylvania: Transformania to Amazon Prime for a whopping $100+ million.
Of course, the first Venom movie earned over $850 million at the global box office, so it's no wonder Sony is looking to preserve that big screen experience.
Following reports that Venom: Let There Be Carnage could end up taking Morbius' release date next January, Variety has now weighed in and seemingly debunked the rumor. "Sony recently pushed its other upcoming comic book feature, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage,' from September to October," they note, "although a studio insider says rumors the film will move further to 2022 are not true."
This is definitely good to hear, and hopefully means the rest of 2021's big movies, including the likes of No Time to Die, Eternals, Dune, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, will keep their release dates. After the latter recently blew us away with its first trailer, we don't want to think about a delay!
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