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Disney, signaling coronavirus effects will last well into next year, announces months-long delays for its biggest movies

Some titles are pushed off a year in latest sign that reopening is not happening quickly

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September 23, 2020 at 4:47 p.m. EDT
Scarlett Johansson in a scene from “Black Widow,” whose release has been pushed into 2021. (AP)

Disney massively overhauled its release calendar Wednesday, delaying its biggest films until well into 2021, a sign that the entertainment company has determined there is little future for theatrical moviegoing in the United States while the coronavirus pandemic remains unchecked..

The studio, which is the driver of a large share of theatrical moviegoing around the world, is postponing its biggest films to at least May, with one being delayed until December 2021.