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BԪַAvatar 3BԪַ pushed to 2024 and Disney sets two BԪַStar WarsBԪַ films for 2026

BԪַAvatar: The Way of WaterBԪַ may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of BԪַAvatarBԪַ delays isnBԪַt done, yet.
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BԪַAvatar: The Way of WaterBԪַ may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but isnBԪַt done, yet.

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday pushed the release of BԪַAvatar 3BԪַ a year, bumping it from December 2024 to December 2025. The timeline is stretched even further for the next planned installments. BԪַAvatar 4BԪַ is now slated to hit theaters in December 2029; BԪַAvatar 5BԪַ is set to arrive in December 2031.

If those dates hold, the BԪַAvatarBԪַ film series will have stretched across the first four decades of the century. Director James Cameron, who launched BԪַAvatarBԪַ in 2009, has said he may not direct films 4 and 5. By December 2031, the 68-year-old Cameron would be 77. BԪַAvatarBԪַ and BԪַAvatar: The Way of WaterBԪַ have collectively made more than $5.2 billion at the box office.

BԪַEach BԪַAvatarBԪַ film is an exciting but epic undertaking that takes time to bring to the quality level we as filmmakers strive for and audiences have come to expect,BԪַ

Disney on Tuesday shuffled plans for some of its biggest franchises. Two BԪַStar WarsBԪַ film are planned for 2026. One was pushed from December 2025 to May 2026. Another was added for December 2026. The studio hasnBԪַt announced details on either untitled production.

The Marvel calendar was also remade Tuesday, as the studio continues to reshape its coming plans in its superhero kingdom. Most notably, BԪַAvengers: Kang DynastyBԪַ is being postponed from May 2025 to May 2026. That film, a pivotal release for Marvel, stars Jonathan Majors, the actor who . MajorsBԪַ attorney has denied the charges and says heBԪַs innocent.

Other shifts in Marvel releases include most films being delayed a few months. BԪַCaptain America: Brave New WorldBԪַ will open in July 2024 instead of May 2024, after which comes BԪַThunderboltsBԪַ in December 2024, BԪַBladeBԪַ in February 2025 and BԪַFantastic FourBԪַ in May 2025.

From DisneyBԪַs 20th Century, another BԪַAlienBԪַ film is now on the calendar, dated for August next year. And one movie is moving up: BԪַDeadpool 3BԪַ will debut May 2024 instead of November next year.

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press

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