The Batman
October 1
Warner Bros. announced this film in January 2019. Matt Reeves’ film will star Robert Pattinson in the title role, with Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, and Andy Serkis as Pennyworth. Moved back from June 2020 in the coronavirus shuffle.
Untitled Allspark Film
October 1
This untitled event film may be the first crossover film in the Hasbro shared cinematic universe.
Untitled Disney Live Action Film
October 8
Walt Disney Studios claimed this date, along with several others, on May 7, 2019 as part of an extensive scheduling slate for Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and Star Wars films (see “Disney Reserves Dates for Three New 'Star Wars' Features”). This way, none of its extensive portfolio of studios cannibalize their siblings’ time in the spotlight.
Untitled Transformers Movie
June 24
Paramount reserved this date in May of 2020. At that time, it had two Transformers live-action features in development; it’s unclear which one will make it to screen.
Spider-Man Homecoming 3
November 5
Moved to this date from July 2021 in the coronavirus shuffle. Disney cancelled the third Homecoming movie after a split with Sony. Later, Disney re-scheduled it for this release date after the two studios negotiated an agreement that allowed for Kevin Feige to remain on creative point and Tom Holland to play Spider-Man (see "Sony, Disney Reconcile").
Mission: Impossible 7
November 19
The seventh in the Tom Cruise series was moved here from July of 2021 in the coronavirus shuffle.
Untitled Disney Animation Film
November 24
In April 2017, Disney reserved this date for another animated feature.
Avatar 2
December 17
Walt Disney Studios claimed this date, along with several others, on May 7, 2019 as part of an extensive scheduling slate for Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and Star Wars films (see “Disney Reserves Dates for Three New 'Star Wars' Features”). This way, none of its extensive portfolio of studios cannibalize their siblings’ time in the spotlight.
Sherlock Holmes 3
December 22
Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures set this date for the third outing of the famous detective (Robert Downey Jr.) and his sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law). It’s been nine years since the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, appeared in theaters, but it made $545.4 million worldwide at the box office.
Black Adam
December 21
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced this as the release date for his Black Adam movie (see "The Rock's 'Black Adam' Gets Date").
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