Wonder Woman 1984 won’t be flying into theatres anytime soon. Warner Bros. has announced that the latest DC superhero flick has been delayed again, this time set to come out in late December.
As reported by Variety and Deadline, Wonder Woman 1984 has been moved from its previous release date of October 2 and will now come out on December 25 — more than a year after its original release date. First scheduled for December 19, 2019, it was pushed back seven months to June 2020 for a variety of reasons. Then the novel coronavirus pandemic saw it delayed a few more times — a common occurrence nowadays. As of now, the only major studio movies that have come out in theatres since the pandemic started earlier this year have been Tenet and The New Mutants.
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In a statement, Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich said he trusted Patty Jenkins’ latest DC film to serve as a holidays moviegoing staple. Jenkins noted that she wanted to make sure audiences could see it on the big screen, an activity that’s seen several delays because of the novel coronavirus pandemic — and it’s still unclear how things will be during the holidays (there are fears covid-19 could see a resurgence during the colder flu season).
“First and foremost let me say how much Gal and I love all our devoted Wonder Woman fans around the world, and your excitement for WW84 couldn’t make us happier or more eager for you to see the movie,” Jenkins said in a statement. “Because I know how important it is to bring this movie to you on a big screen when all of us can share the experience together, I’m hopeful you won’t mind waiting just a little bit longer.”
As of now, Dune has not been moved from its December 18 release date. However, it seems safe to assume that Dune could see a delay as well, as it doesn’t make sense to have two tentpole films coming out within a week of each other. Wonder Woman 1984 is now set to come out December 25.
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Editor’s Note: Release dates within this article are based in the U.S., but will be updated with local Australian dates as soon as we know more.