Does latest Morbius release date shift mean more box office delays are on the way? If the reason is COVID, it’s possible.
✖ On Monday, movie fans were hit with some surprising and disappointing news. Sony announced that the release date for Morbius had been delayed once again with the highly anticipated film now set to release on April 1st.
The short answer is that it depends on the reason but given that we are currently in the grips of the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, it is very possible that we will see some additional delays and reschedules of films. Cases of COVID-19 are surging in various areas of the country which is starting to have an impact beyond the healthcare system.
If Morbius is just the first film to be shifted due to omicron, the next question is what other films are likely to get pushed as well. Again, this is all speculation, but given that Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that this wave of the pandemic is likely to peak by the end of January, we're probably looking at films set for January and February release that are most likely to be delayed. That would include films like Scream , Jackass Forever , and Uncharted .
At this point, the reason for Morbius' delay is pure speculation. While the COVID surge is a likely factor, there's also the wild success of Spider-Man: No Way Home to consider and Sony might just be wanting to give the films a bit of space between them. Maybe the delay is for additional post-production reasons.
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