Disney to debut in Eternals, the rest of the films on its 2021 schedule in theaters only

After Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings won nearly $ 100 million in its opening weekend As the first Marvel movie of 2021 to hit theaters only, it’s clear that Disney has noticed the benefits of a theatrical release. Disney announced that its the remaining films to be released this year will be shown exclusively in theaters, for example CNN.

“As confidence in the cinema continues to improve, we look forward to entertaining audiences in theaters, while retaining the flexibility to give our Disney + subscribers the gift of Encanto this holiday season.” Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution president Kareem Daniel said in a statement.

Charm, which is slated for release on November 24, will get an exclusive 30-day theatrical release before it heads to Disney +. that of Steven Spielberg West Side Story remake, The last duel, Ron went wrong, Kingsman prequel The king’s man, and Marvel studios Eternals, will all be in theaters exclusively for 45 days before heading to the streamer.

Eternals is biggest Marvel Studios movie of the year, and fan reactions to the movie, in part, determine how much Marvel will focus on the stories of these characters—so maybe Disney believes a hybrid the release would be too big a bet at this time. But while we understand that Disney is probably try to avoid another Black Widow situationIt’s still a questionable decision to set all releases to be in theaters only while COVID is still strong, with the Delta variant spreading rapidly around the world. There was a brief period when it was safe to go to the movies while being fully immunized and taking the proper precautions, but it seems those glory days only lasted a few weeks. Who knows, though. If we’re lucky and people do their part to make sure the Delta variant doesn’t get out of hand, we could get back to “normalcy” by enjoying the MCU Movies With Strangers before the year is out..