The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the film industry. Not only did it stop the filming of hundreds of feature films, we also saw the closure of thousands of movie theaters around the world due to the implementation of security and distance measures. That is why the big studios are looking to adapt as best and as quickly as possible to the new normal. We saw it with Black widow, which had a hybrid theatrical release and Disney Plus. Now Kevin Feige leave the door open to what Eternal also go through the same modality.
“I think the theatrical release [de Eternos] It’s my preference and Chloe Zhao’s [directora] too. We will see where we go with the decision, “was what the president of Marvel Studios explained to Variety to the question of the movie release strategy due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
His answer is surprising, because it is quite different from what had been rumored about Feige and his general position on the theatrical release and on Disney Plus at the same time. In fact, according to several reports, he was one of the main opponents to be done with Black widow and the main reason for the anger after the Scarlett Johansson lawsuit.
In fact, rumors claimed that Feige was in favor of further delaying the departure of Black widow before a hybrid premiere. The strategy did not finish working for Disney, since the box office of the film, a week after being on the big screen, plummeted.
Eternals: a hybrid premiere or imminent delay?
The premiere of Eternal It is scheduled for November 5, but the effect of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is beginning, again, to disrupt the plans of the studios and large productions. Movies like Hotel Transylvania 4 the theatrical release will be completely skipped. Go straight to Amazon Prime Video.
But the delay of Eternal would affect the output of other films and series within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in particular Spider-Man: no way home, which would hit theaters on December 17.
But unlike all the other productions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man is made in conjunction with Sony Pictures, so scheduling delays can be much more complicated. From there to Kevin Feige ends up twisting his arm and is in favor of a hybrid premiere for Eternal.