Still holding out hope that Black Widow will be a Disney+ exclusive? Sorry to tell you, but plans for the Marvel Studios flick haven’t changed at all.
Speaking at the annual shareholders’ conference, Disney CEO Bob Chapek reconfirmed that Black Widow will open theatrically on May 7th. On the plus side, the film doesn’t appear on the block to be delayed as many had thought.
“As we’ve said, we believe it’s important to put the consumer in charge and let them decide how they want to enjoy our films, particularly as we navigate through the pandemic,” Chapek said. “We are really excited about the full slate of films we have in store. Next up is Black Widow, currently sent for release in theaters on May 7.”
The speculation has been that Disney would either move the anticipated Marvel film, or come up with some simultaneous theatrical/streaming release strategy similar to Raya and the Last Dragon, which was made available on Disney+ Premiere Access and made just $8.6M for a $26M worldwide total. During the Q1 earnings call just a couple of months ago, Chapek had hinted at that as a possibility but appears to have changed his tune. [Deadline]
