Disney Plus snaps up Black Widow and Cruella for streaming-theatrical debuts
After Disney Plus added a number of films slated to theatrical releases to its new streaming service, it will add Black Widow and Cruella to its list later this year. Disney announced today that Cruella will be in theaters and on Disney Plus simultaneously on May 28th. This is followed by the long-awaited Black Widow, the first feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in over a year, on July 9th again in both cinemas and Disney Plus.
That’s not all. Read on for even more Disney movies whose dates are changing, including another Disney Plus debut. You can now also register for the service via the following link:
Cruella
In this film, Emma Stone will star as Cruella de Vil, the legendary, over-the-top villain from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians franchise. The film itself is set in the 1970s and will tell Cruella’s genesis as she tries to enter London’s vast fashion and design community with her own sense of drama.
Cruella will be released in both theaters and on Disney Plus through its Premier Access model. You’ll need to pay $ 29.99 on top of the normal Disney Plus monthly fee to unlock the movie. Once unlocked, it can be streamed as long as you are a subscriber to the service. The film can be streamed later in 2021 at no additional charge.
Black widow
This MCU movie was originally scheduled to be released in May 2020. However, the coronavirus outbreak resulted in cinemas closing and Disney delayed the release of the superhero spy film several times since then. Now Disney will finally release the film in both theaters and Disney Plus on July 9th. It stars Scarlett Johansson, who again plays spy and avenger Natasha Romanoff, in a story set before the events of Avengers: Endgame. Black Widow will also follow the Premiere Access business model for Disney Plus.
Continue reading: The best Marvel movies on Disney Plus
Luca
Luca is the next film from Disney’s Pixar animation department. Set in a small town on the Italian coast, it follows the summer of two boys trying to have the time of their lives. The turn? Both are secretly marine animals that wrap themselves in human bodies, as the people of the city distrust who they believe are sea monsters.
This film will be released on Disney Plus on June 18th and is free of charge for subscribers. It will also be released in theaters where the streaming service is not available.
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Other changes to the Disney movie’s release date
Disney also announced a number of other updates to the release dates of films, including many films the company acquired through its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. All of these films are only intended for a theatrical release:
- Free guy: The comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as the person who discovers he is an NPC in a Grand Theft Auto-style video game is now due on August 13, 2021.
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The martial arts MCU movie will now be released on September 3, 2021.
- The King’s Man: The prequel for the Kingsman spy films has been postponed again to December 22, 2021.
- Deep water: The crime thriller starring Ben Affleck will be released on January 14, 2022.
- Death on the Nile: Agatha Christie’s mystery adaptation will now hit theaters on February 11, 2022.
