On Monday morning, Marvel Studios and Disney surprised everyone when multiple release dates were shifted. While Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was lucky to retain its May 2023 release date, most of next year’s releases were pushed, including the highly-anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Unfortunately, at the time of the press release, the reasoning behind the changes was not made apparent. During the premiere of Eternals, though, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige briefly touched upon the release date changes, citing production shifts for the change.
While on the blue carpet for Eternals, Feige was asked about the release date shuffling and indicated there’s no reason for fans to worry. “It’s production shifts and changes,” he explained. “Because we have so many slots, we can just shift spots, so… we’re just shifting the movies coming out.”
As it stands, the new release dates are as follow:
November 5, 2021: Eternals
December 15, 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home, in collaboration with Sony
May 6, 2022: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
July 8, 2022: Thor: Love and Thunder
November 11, 2022: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
February 17, 2023: The Marvels
May 5, 2023: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
July 28, 2023: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
November 3, 2023: Untitled Marvel Studios film
February 16, 2024: Untitled Marvel Studios film
May 3, 2024: Untitled Marvel Studios film
July 26, 2024: Untitled Marvel Studios film
November 8, 2024: Untitled Marvel Studios film
Marvel Studios’ Eternals hits theaters on Nov. 5. Chloé Zhao directs the film from a script she co-wrote along with Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo.
