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Marvel has delayed the release date of many upcoming MCU movies, including Deadpool 3, Avengers: Secret Wars, Fantastic Four, and more. This image is part of an article about how is deadpool's girlfriend Vanessa still alive in the deadpoool 3 teaser trailer.

Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3, & More MCU Movies Delayed from Dates They Just Got

You just had to go and screw everything up,Ā Blade? The vampire action film lost its director amid production delays and forced Disney to pause production, thus delaying its release date. And since everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is so insanely interconnected and since Disney can’t go more than a few months without dropping a Marvel film, that’s caused quite the shift in the MCU release schedule (and probably a few changes to post-credit teasers). The likes ofĀ Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3, andĀ Fantastic Four have been delayed, among other MCU movies.

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So here is what is happening: As previously reported, BladeĀ is moving from November 3, 2023, to September 6, 2024. That delay puts it right on the same date that the recently announced Deadpool 3 was supposed to release, meaning it is delayed from September 6, 2024 to November 8, 2024. But wait! That was supposed to be the date of the Fantastic Four’s triumphant entrance to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now fans will have to wait until February 14, 2025 to see Fantastic Four. All of this means that some storylines and characters wouldn’t be shown before the November 7, 2025 release date of Avengers: Secret Wars, meaning that movie now is delayed to May 5, 2026.

The delays don’t end there, however, as Disney has claimed release dates far into the future for films it hasn’t even announced yet. An untitled Marvel film set for release on February 14, 2025 is now bumped to November 7, 2025, thanks to Fantastic Four moving and that weekend opening up withĀ Avengers: Secret Wars leaving. Another untitled film was also set to release on May 1, 2026, but now it has no release date.

Honestly, I don’t envy the person in charge of keeping the massive spreadsheet that lists all the connections and needed release dates for all this stuff. It’s possible that in the next few days Disney realizes that half its Disney+ shows also have to see delays thanks to this.


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Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.