Marvel's 'Black Widow' starring Scarlett Johansson pushed back amid Coronavirus pandemic

Marvel Studios’ Black Widow was one of most-awaited movies set to release in first half of year. However, it became  latest tentpole to shift its release date because of Coronavirus outbreak or COVID-19 pandemic that has affected people around globe including film industry. Read to kw more.

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Black Widow postponed due to COVID-19

Disney, which is global distributor and owner of Marvel Studios, has pushed back release of Black Widow. upcoming Marvel film was scheduled to release on April 30, 2020, in India and on May 1, 2020, globally. However, Coronavirus outbreak has made Disney postpone Scarlett Johansson starrer until furr tice. new release date of Black Widow has t been revealed yet.

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Black Widow is t only Disney film that has been delayed. In midst of COVID-19 outbreak, Disney has postponed Mulan, New Mutants and Antlers. live-action film Mulan was scheduled to release on March 27. After three changes in release date,  New Mutants was supposed to release on April 3. Antlers was to hit atres on April 17. w it is unclear when films will be released.

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Would Black Widow’s postponement affect MCU?

It is unlikely that Black Widow’s new release date would affect timeline of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). movie is set back in time and will show everything that has already happened before Avengers: Endgame. Even after being pushed back, re is less chance of Black Widow affecting box office of or Marvel releases this year. next Marvel movie  Eternals is slated to release in vember 2020. So, re might still be a long gap between two films and both can have a good box office run.

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Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson along with Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O. T. Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Cate Shortland, it will show Natasha Romaff on run and forced to confront her past. Black Widow has high expectations at box office due to hype among fans.