Disney Pushes Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, Secret Wars

There will be new release dates for Fantastic Four and Avengers: Secret Wars, as well as the third film in the series, Blade, which was recently revealed to be starring Hugh Jackman. The movie was removed from the schedule completely. The run-down of the new changes in the comic book industry.

• Bladepreviously dated on 11/3/23 moves to 9/6/24
• Untitled Deadpool movie previously dated on 9/6/24 moves to 11/8/24
• Fantastic Four previously dated on 11/8/24 moves to 2/14/25
• Untiled Marvel Movie previously dated on 2/14/25 moves to 11/7/25
• Avengers: Secret Wars previously dated on 11/7/25 moves to 5/1/26
• Untiled Marvel Movie dated on 5/1/26 is removed from schedule

The Blade change is no surprise given the news earlier today that the movie was going on pause, but the other changes have major ramifications for the far-reaching plans Kevin Feige laid out at San Diego Comic-Con. After Fantastic Four begins phase 6 in 2025, Blade will be the last chapter of the next phase of the MCU. Secret Wars was not mentioned in the shuffle, but it still has a release date of 5/2/ 2025, less than three months after Fantastic Four's arrival.

Disney's other subsidiaries were also affected by the new schedule changes. The third Kenneth Branagh Hercule Poirot film, A Haunting in Venice, will be released on 9/15/23, while the previously unnamed Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be released on May 24. When we learn Disney's plans, we'll bring you more.

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