J. Kim Murphy Warner Bros. has given its upcoming theatrical slate a small shake-up. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” the final installment in the current continuation of DC Comics adaptations before an imminent reboot, has been bumped from Dec.
20 to Dec. 22. The shift from the Wednesday to the Friday release date gives the superhero film a traditional three-day opening in theaters, as opposed to the originally slated five-day rollout.
The slight delay gives “Aquaman 2” a little bit of extra space away from the Timothée Chalamet chocolatier prequel “Wonka.” Warner Bros.
is also releasing that spin on novelist Roald Dahl’s enduring character, debuting the film on Dec. 15. It’s a busy holiday season for the studio, which is also bowing its adaptation of “The Color Purple” musical on Christmas Day.
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