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Black Widow is Now Coming to Theatres and Disney+ Streaming on July 9th
Disney and Marvel Studios have been facing an uphill battle with releasing Black Widow. The next chapter in the MCU was originally planned to release last year, but the global COVID-19 pandemic forced them to reconsider options and delay releases indefinitely. Black Widow was previously slated to release this May, but has now been delayed by two months to July. In addition to the new release date, Disney will now release the film in both theatres and on the Disney+ streaming service, but at a cost to subscribers.
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Black Widow will release on July 9th, 2021 in theatres and Disney+. Originally, Disney and Marvel Studios planned to just release the film in theatres in May, but due to the global pandemic unlikely to slow down anytime soon, they seemingly reconsidered releasing it on streaming services too. Much like Mulan last year, though, Disney+ subscribers will need to pay a fee to watch the film at home. Disney stated that this move for a simultaneous release reflects "the evolving preferences of audiences" in a market "that is beginning to recover from the global pandemic", as reported by Eyewitness News.
Of course, this raises a few concerning questions. Currently, Disney+ is not available worldwide (including South Africa), with only select countries currently having the streaming service. It seems like the recovery of the world due to the pandemic will still take some time, putting upcoming releases like The Eternals and Spider-Man: No Way Home in a tricky spot. It's likely that Disney will have to consider releasing these films simultaneously in theatres and on Disney+ too. There's no telling when cinema chains will return to normalcy, if they do indeed survive beyond this year. We might be looking at a drastic shift in the way we consume media, including new movies.
Streaming has become pretty viable for companies like Warner Bros., who released Zack Snyder's Justice League on HBO Max recently to great success, plus two upcoming major releases in Godzilla vs Kong and Mortal Kombat also hitting HBO Max soon. Disney may need to consider this as well, but you bet they'll be monitoring the current global state closely to explore these options.
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