Black Widow: Disney still has no plans for streaming

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has confirmed that Marvel’s Black Widow is still targeting a theatrical release rather than going straight to streaming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chapek confirmed during an investor call on Thursday that the upcoming Marvel superhero movie starring Scarlett Johansson will still be on the show. planning. a theatrical release rather than a Disney + debut, although he also said the company will remain flexible with its theatrical release calendar and reassess release strategies as and when needed.

“We still plan on making it a theatrical release,” Chapek said on Disney’s quarterly earnings call this week, reaffirming the company’s commitment to bringing Black Widow to the big screen before going further into the surveillance. of the company on the situation. “We will keep a close eye on whether that strategy needs to be revised.”

While Chapek reiterated the company’s intentions to release Black Widow theatrically, he did not confirm whether the film is scheduled to be released on May 7, 2021, or whether another setback will occur in the coming months. According to THR, Chapek outlined some of the factors the company will be keeping an eye on, including the status of theater closings and the public’s demand for the theatrical experience.

For some time now, there has been speculation as to whether Black Widow will appear on Disney +, with rumors accelerating shortly after Disney changed course with some of its other planned theatrical releases. Mulan premiered on Disney + in September for a premium price of $ 29.99, while Pixar’s Soul skipped theaters and went streaming in December at no extra cost.

Disney continued to revise its release plans as we hit the new year, with the company announcing in January that Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of Pinocchio had shifted to a Disney + release. This news came shortly after a report made the rounds suggesting the company had been thinking about Disney + premieres for some of its upcoming tent pole family movies.

The release date of Black Widow on May 7, 2021 is almost exactly one year after its original release date of May 1, 2020. The pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted Disney to send Black Widow to November 6, 2020 before it company decided to postpone that date. However, in March last year, it was reported through an unnamed Marvel insider that “pushing Black Widow will not affect the MCU timeline.”

To learn more about the studio’s future projects and releases, read our round-up of the biggest and most notable developments in the MCU, Disney + and Marvel’s comics this year.

Adele Ankers is a freelance entertainment journalist. You can reach her via Twitter