45 Movies Postponed Due to Coronavirus

In the sequel to the horror film that stars Emily Blunt, the family continues to face dangers from creatures that hunt by sound. The sequel received a score of 8.6 out of 10 on IMDb, but director John Krasinski posted on Instagram that the release of the film was postponed because of coronavirus concerns.

The indie horror flick starring Keri Russell — about a teacher and her brother, who together with a student encounter a terrifying creature in an isolated Oregon town — has delayed its April 17 release date.

“The Artist’s Wife,” about a woman dealing with her husband’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, was set to open in New York on April 3 but has been postponed. The film stars Oscar nominees Lena Olin and Bruce Dern.

The four follow-ups to James Cameron’s blockbuster “Avatar,” which were being produced in New Zealand, have been put on hold, though the executive team may continue work in Los Angeles.

Warner Bros. shut down production of “The Batman” on March 14. The film stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader and includes Zoë Kravitz, and Colin Farrell.

“Birds of Paradise” is a drama about friendship in a ballet academy whose production in Budapest was suspended. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset and was expected to be released next year.

Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film starring Scarlett Johansson was scheduled to open in theaters on May 1, but it has been postponed.

“Blue Story” is a feature adaptation of a series on YouTube about two friends living in the U.K. who become adversaries in a street war. The movie was set to debut March 20 and was postponed.

The indie film “Bull,” about a relationship between a disillusioned teen and an equally embittered bullfighter, was scheduled to be released on March 20 and instead will be released on video on demand and digital on May 1. The movie was written and directed by Annie Silverstein and stars Rob Morgan and Amber Havard.

The indie film “The Card Counter,” helmed by legendary director Paul Schrader (“American Gigolo” in 1980) and starring Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, and Tiffany Haddish, shut down five days from completion because an actor tested positive for COVID-19.

Production for the updated version of the classic children’s story starring pop singer Camila Cabello was suspended. It was going to be shot at England’s legendary Pinewood Studios before the U.S. travel ban was extended to include the U.K. The film was set to be released on Feb. 5, 2021.

The comedy-drama about the friendship of two men over the years that was written and directed by Michael Angelo Covino, who also stars in the film, was supposed to be released on March 20, but Sony Pictures Classics announced on Monday that it has delayed its opening.

The indie comedy-drama about a man obsessed with his deerskin jacket, starring Jean Dujardin and Albert Delpy, was due to be released by Greenwich Entertainment on March 20, but it was delayed.

“F9,” the ninth iteration of the Fast and Furious film franchise, starring Vin Diesel and Charlize Theron, was due for a May 22 release and has been pushed back to April 2, 2021.

Production of the latest film in the J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts series, starring Johnny Depp and Jude Law, was scheduled to begin in the U.K. this month but has been delayed. The movie is expected to be released Nov. 12, 2021.

“First Cow” is based on the novel by Jonathan Raymond about an unlikely business partnership between a cook and a Chinese immigrant in 19th-century Oregon. The well-received film was in limited release beginning March 6 and was withdrawn. It is set for re-release later in 2020.

“Flint Strong” is a biopic about Flint, Michigan, boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, who became an Olympic boxing champion. Production on the film, starring Ice Cube, Ryan Destiny, and Olunike Adeliyi, has been postponed.

Production of the third installment of the Jurassic World franchise, starring Chris Pratt, has been halted. It was expected to be released June 11, 2021.

Filming in Ireland for “The Last Duel” was suspended. The period piece, directed by Oscar-nominated Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, was due for release in January 2021.

Filming for “The Little Mermaid,” a live-action version of the beloved Disney animated classic, was scheduled to begin in London in late March and has been postponed. The movie stars Halle Bailey in the title role and features Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem.

The debut of “The Lovebirds,” a romantic comedy starring Issa Rae and Kamail Nanjiani, was due for an April 3 release but was postponed by Paramount. No new release date has been announced.

The action comedy about a mix-up between an assassin and a man from New York stars Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart. The movie’s production was delayed by Sony because of the coronavirus pandemic. The movie remains scheduled for its Nov. 20 release.

Production of the fourth iteration of the action series that was filming in Berlin was halted on March 16 by Warner Bros. Keanu Reeves returns as Neo in “The Matrix 4,” which also stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Priyanka Chopra.

The comedy-drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas about the wives of servicemen on duty in Afghanistan who form a choir and become media stars had been scheduled for a May 22 release but has been delayed.

The seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible series from Paramount Pictures starring Tom Cruise halted filming in Italy in late February. It was due to be released on July 23, 2021.

The live-action version of the Disney animated film about a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a warrior to rescue her dad was set to open in theaters on March 27. It is unclear when it will be released.

The X-Men spinoff, about five young people who while being held against their will discover extraordinary abilities, was set for an April 3 release. But Disney has delayed its debut.

Filming in Budapest for “The Nightingale” was suspended by Sony. The movie stars Elle and Dakota Fanning as sisters living in France whose lives are changed by WWII.

Production of the remake of the 1947 film about a con man and psychiatrist who dupe people out of their money has been suspended. The film features Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara, and is directed by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro.

Daniel Craig returns for his final appearance as James Bond in “No Time to Die,” which also stars Ana de Armas and Léa Seydoux. MGM, Universal, and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on Twitter on March 4 that the film’s release has been postponed until November 2020.

Spanish studio Mediapro suspended the production of the comedy, due out next year, about a rich businessman who hires a filmmaker to make a hit movie. The film stars Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.

A comedic-dramatic interpretation of the Charles Dickens novel starring Dev Patel, Hugh Lawrie, and Tilda Swinton was due for a May 8 release until Searchlight Studios delayed its debut.

“Peter Pan & Wendy” is a live-action reboot of J.M. Barrie’s story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up and brings three kids from London with him to Neverland island. The film, directed by David Lowery, was in pre-production and is delayed indefinitely.

The animation film is based on characters in Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit books and is voiced by Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, and Rose Byrne, among others. It was originally scheduled for a March release but will debut in August.

This movie adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical boasts major talent, including Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep. Production has been halted, despite the movie reportedly being just a few days from wrapping.

MGM stopped filming for “Samaritan” in Atlanta in March. The action film starring Sylvester Stallone was due to be released in December.

Production of the Marvel Comics project starring Awkwafina — expected to be released in February of 2021 — was halted when director Destin Daniel Cretton announced he was being tested for the coronavirus. Cretton tested negative.

Screen Gems announced on March 14 that it has delayed production of the horror film “Shrine” for four weeks. The horror film, written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Cary Elwes, is about a journalist who tries to resurrect his career by writing stories about strange happenings in a small New England town.

Rick Moranis, who starred in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” in 1989, was set to help reboot the franchise with co-star Josh Gad until Disney halted pre-production because of the coronavirus concerns.

“Slay the Dragon,” a Magnolia Pictures documentary about gerrymandering, will be released April 3 instead of March 13. It will be released on video on demand and digital platforms instead of theaters.

The March 20 domestic release date for the first movie Hirokazu Kore-eda has directed outside of Japan has been pushed to the summer. The film, which stars Catherine Deneuve as a diva actress, premiered at the Venice Film Festival this past August.

The crime-drama starring Amy Adams about an agoraphobic loner living in New York who witnesses a violent crime was due for a May 15 release but was delayed by 20th Century Studios.

Sony has hit the brakes on pre-production of “Uncharted.” The movie is based on a PlayStation video game franchise — with the story acting as a prequel to the games — and will star Mark Wahlberg, Tom Holland, Antonio Banderas, and more.

Production of Baz Lurman’s Elvis Presley biopic in Australia is on hold after Tom Hanks, who is cast as Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for Covid-19. Both have since been released from the hospital to self-isolation.

The Home Alone reboot starring Archie Yates — who recently appeared in the Oscar-winner “Jojo Rabbit” — has been put on hiatus.