AQUAMAN 2 Release Date Moving Back to Christmas 2023; SHAZAM 2 Getting Bumped Up to March 2023
Warner Bros. is shaking up some release dates and giving new theatrical releases to films that had been up in the air. First up is the sequel Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, which was originally set for March 17, 2023, and is now moving to December 25, 2023. The film needs some more time in post-production, and the studio feels like a December release is a good bet considering the first film came out in December, and it stands as one of two $1 billion-grossing DC pics alongside Todd Phillips’ Joker.
Next up, to fill that March spot, David F. Sandberg’s sequel Shazam: Fury of the Gods will be moving off its December 21 release date and heading to Aquaman 2‘s old date on March 17th. This move means that Shazam 2 will have access to Imax screens on its new date, a premium-ticket format that Disney will otherwise be using up this December with Avatar: The Way of Water.
In addition, delivering on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s promise to give movies a theatrical window, two titles originally destined for HBO Max will be opening on the big screen exclusively. The LeBron James-Maverick Carter-produced reboot of New Line’s House Party is opening on December 9th this year, and the Lee Cronin-directed Evil Dead Rise opening on April 21, 2023.
“Other big release dates: Warners will reignite the post-Labor Day box office period again in 2023 with Michael Chaves’ The Nun 2 on September 8; the first pic opened to $53.8M in 2018, the best domestic debut for The Conjuring franchise. The feature take of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot is going from April 21, 2023 to a TBD date next year; the pic is still in post.”
WB has also claimed a spot on Super Bowl weekend with an untitled event film, dated for February 10, 2023.
I’m super excited that Shazam! Fury of the Gods was moved up! Which of these projects are you looking forward to most?
via: Deadline