What happened to Mulan being withdrawn from theaters again? When will Mulan be released after being withdrawn from theaters?

What happened to Mulan being withdrawn from theaters again? When will Mulan be released after being withdrawn from theaters? Breaking news! As the epidemic in the United States worsens, "Mulan" was urgently withdrawn, and the four sequels of "Avatar" were postponed for one year

In recent days, due to a surge in coronavirus infections in California and other states, the vast majority of movie theaters in the United States remain closed. In the early morning of July 24th, Beijing time, Disney reluctantly deleted the release date of "Mulan" from the theater release schedule. The epic adventure film, directed by Niki Caro, was previously scheduled to be released on August 21.

At the same time, AMC, the largest cinema chain in the United States controlled by China's Wanda Film, also officially announced that all its cinemas will postpone their reopening until August this year. Just one day ago, Warner also announced that the recently withdrawn "Tenet" would be released overseas before the United States.

Tenet was the first to be withdrawn

Previously, "Mulan" was scheduled to be released in late March, but was later postponed to July 24. Disney did not comment further on the fate of "Mulan," other than to say the live-action adventure epic has no release date. The epidemic has caused serious losses to Disney Studios this year, but the company has been making great strides in its streaming business, and the number of users on the Disney+ platform is currently on track to compete with Netflix.

A Disney spokesperson said in a statement: "Over the past few months, it has become clear that our commitment to promoting great films during this global crisis has not changed, and today we have had to pause our plans to release Mulan as we fully evaluate the prospects of the film and how to most effectively bring the film's viewing experience to audiences around the world."

US media reports on the withdrawal of "Mulan"

Following "Tenet", the withdrawal of "Mulan" is a major blow to American theaters. The previous two blockbusters were considered to be market-saving works that could help theaters restart in August.
Although "Mulan" was produced by Disney, it tells a "Chinese story". The film stars a number of Chinese stars including Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, and Gong Li. When the Chinese film market reopened, there were also some calls for "Mulan" to be screened in China first. According to the information found on the official website of AMC Cinemas, the movie "Mulan" is 1 hour and 55 minutes long. This length just meets the requirement of the State Film Administration that “each show should not exceed two hours”.

AMC Theaters announces postponement of reopening until August

"Mulan" is just one of the many films that Disney has postponed. Currently, all the scheduled "Avatar" and "Star Wars" series films will be postponed by one year. The major adjustments to several blockbuster films are also a huge challenge to upstream industries such as Hollywood film production companies and directors.

Disney also revealed that the next untitled "Star Wars" series has also been delayed by one year. The release date of its first episode has been postponed from December 16, 2022 to December 22, 2023, the second episode will be postponed from December 20, 2024 to December 19, 2025, and the third episode will be released from December 18, 2026 to December 17, 2027.

Untitled Star Wars movie

"Avatar" director James Cameron quickly posted on Instagram: "No one is more disappointed than me about this postponement. What most of you may not know is that the epidemic is still preventing us from restarting post-production special effects work in Los Angeles, and this work is as important to the movie as real-life shooting."