With the cancellation of the premiere of Black Widow (Black Widow) because of coronaviruses, many are asking the same question: will this affect the dynamics and times of the Phase 4 from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, we already have an answer.
Black Widow postponed indefinitely
Among the innumerable delays that are taking place due to the coronavirus, one of the most notorious (in the world of cinema, of course) has undoubtedly been that of Black Widow. The black widow movie was (and is) one of the titles most anticipated of the year since it finally brought us this heroine as the protagonist of the film, discovering her origins and her past relationships.
Scarlett Johansson is once again in charge of giving life to Natasha Romanova, one of our most beloved avengers, to know what it was like his life before joining the Avengers and why is it the way it is. She is not alone in the plot: she is accompanied by her sister Yelena (played by Florence Pugh), Melina Vostokoff (Iron Maiden, played by Rachel Waiz) and Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian, played by David Harbour, or what is the same, Hooper de Stranger Things).
The theatrical release date was scheduled for May 1th, but given the current and extraordinary situation that we are experiencing, everything was cancelled. And it is that it does not make much sense to prepare a launch in these circumstances: it is not possible to do the previous promotion nor is it even known how long all this will last to expect normality at the beginning of the month of May. Especially considering that there are still many countries to be affected (this is going in waves) and in a matter of weeks, more movie theaters will have to be closed.
The film Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey He already suffered this COVID-19 effect: when he was still only acting in China, the country's theaters were closed, which caused a significant drop in box office. Maintaining a premiere for a month and a half is not an option at this time. And this, of course, drags another possible consequence: an alteration in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's possible?
Does it affect Phase 4 of the UCM?
The MCU has gotten bigger and bigger and complejo over time and that has a risk: if something falls, it can affect others. Now that this complex framework also includes the Disney+ productions everything must fit more precisely and a delay of Black Widow could cause complications.
And it is necessary to take into account that the launch of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a series whose development has also been slowed down by the coronavirus, which in turn it could affect a Eternals and Wanda Vision, which are released in November and December of this year, respectively. A true domino effect that in principle should not be worried as he points out Variety.
The American medium ensures that a source close to Marvel Studios has stated that the delay of Black Widow will not affect not at all to the MCU timeline. What is not completely clear is why: if it is because Disney -which by the way has not wanted to offer any statements- assumes that the film will be released before August or, on the contrary, if the reason is in that in the Black Widow movie nothing binding happens with the rest of the titles that come - being retrospective, the shots could go that way.
What is your bet?