‘Blade’, ‘Fantastic Four’ & More Marvel Studios Movies Pushed Back

Bad news for Marvel fans!

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Disney is shaking up its release date schedule, with a number of Marvel Studios projects being pushed back.

The Blade movie is now set to hit theaters on September 6, 2024. The project was previously scheduled to open on November 3, 2023, but recently lost director Bassam Tariq. Meanwhile, Deadpool 3 has moved to November 8, 2024, back from September 6, 2024, with Fantastic Four arriving on February 14, 2025, four months later than originally planned.

Avengers: Secret Wars has also been delayed by seven months as Marvel continues its search of a director for the movie. The culmination of Marvel’s Multiverse Saga, Secret Wars is now scheduled for May 1, 2026. Its predecessor Avengers: The Kang Dynasty remains on track for a May 2025 release.

A mystery Marvel project is delayed as the next Apes movie gets a date

An untitled Marvel Studios project that was dated for February 2025 has also moved to November 7, 2025. There’s currently no word on what the project is about.

In addition to the Marvel Studios release changes, Disney has also set a date for its 20th Century Studios production Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The movie, which begun filming earlier this week at Disney Studios Australia, is hitting theaters on May 24, 2024.

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Michael Bezanidis

Michael Bezanidis

Michael is the Managing Editor of Heroic Hollywood. When he's not playing video games, he's usually writing about film and television.