Release Date Deja Vu: Studio Tentpoles Are on the Move Again

hollywoodreporter.com:

Hollywood executives in charge of the release calendar couldn’t have imagined they’d be facing another great migration in 2021 as the COVID-19 crisis keeps up.

The feeling of deja vu is demoralizing as they look to rearrange their spring and early summer slates. Almost a year ago, MGM surprised its rivals when pushing James Bond pic No Time to Die from April to November.

Soon, though, all the studios followed suit before most cinemas shut down March 20 in the U.S. Hollywood and cinema owners assumed moviegoing would resume in fall 2020.

That wasn’t to be. In the case of No Time to Die, it was subsequently pushed to April 2, but not even that date will hold, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.