The global coronavirus crisis it continues to wreak havoc in all sectors of the world, including cinema. A large number of films have been forced to delay their release and in the case of Disney this has been no different. The movie of Black widow It has been the first affected, as it was planned to premiere on April 30. However, the film starring Scarlett Johansson it has no release date.
Black Widow's problem is that, by belonging to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is connected to the rest of the company's tapes and series, more or less directly. To give an example, Black Widow can be directly connected with Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the first Marvel series for Disney + scheduled for release in August. A prolonged delay of Black Widow would provoke one in the series, which in turn could concatenate the same effect for the same reasons with WandaVision or Eternals, series and film whose releases are closer. That is to say, a single major change in the calendar of the Marvel Cinematic Universe could lead to massive changes in all planned projects.
In this way, given the uncertainty of how long the health crisis is going to last, Disney has begun to study what possibilities it has to generate the fewer negative effects. A possible solution has been revealed by journalist Grace Randolph from Beyond the Trailer along with Jeremy Conrad from MCU Cosmic, who explained that Disney is already studying the release of Black Widow on streaming platforms, including Disney +, its recently launched platform in European territory.
So I did some digging with all the chatter today, and apparently #Disney IS considering releasing not just #BlackWidow but also #Mulan straight to streaming.
Price points, purchase vs rental, when to #DisneyPlus all still up in the air.
Developing … pic.twitter.com/cusULkYmQW
– Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) March 28, 2020
Although it seems a crazy idea, It is a practice that has been carried out by the majority of producers affected by the Coronavirus crisis just when his movies were opening or about to be released. Also, as Grace Randolph explains «theaters may not reopen until fall, or maybe even the rest of the year«.
Also I said considering – this is a big move with lots of moving parts, WE WILL SEE
– Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) March 28, 2020
Disney's biggest problem is its tight release schedule, which in the case of Marvel is more convoluted as they are projects linked to each other. However, the company may take time to launch an official statement given the uncertainty generated by the crisis, as well as the high losses that the decision could generate.
Black Widow would not be the only film affected, if not also Mulan's live-action movie, being both two of the most expensive projects of the year, but which in turn hoped to generate higher revenues for the company. David Harbor, actor of Stranger Things who plays Red Guardian in the Marvel movie, already Has revealed: «I would like to see Black Widow right now. Hell, I'd see her at Disney +«, An unprecedented premiere for the Marvel Cinematic Universe but increasingly possible.
Do you see it possible that Black Widow and Mulan premiere directly on Disney + or streaming platforms instead of cinemas?
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