China News Client Beijing, March 25 (Yuan Xiuyue) On March 25, the new DC movie "Wonder Woman 2" announced the extension, which was postponed from June 5 to August 14 in North America. In addition, many Hollywood movies scheduled for release in June also announced their withdrawal.

The movie theaters closed, the film festival could not be held on schedule, and the film was withdrawn. With the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the overseas film industry continued to suffer.

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Warner's films postponed

Warner Bros. Pictures Chairman Toby Emmerich announced the extension of Wonder Woman 2 in a statement, adding: "We hope the world will be safer and healthier by that time."

In addition to Wonder Woman 2, Warner Bros. Pictures also postponed the movie "Being in the Highlands" which was originally scheduled to be released on June 26, and "Scooby Doo" which was originally scheduled to be released in North America on May 15. "Neptune" director Wen Ziren's new film "Malignant" was originally scheduled to be released on August 14th, but it is currently postponed. These films have not announced a new date.

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According to Hollywood media Variety, Warner Bros. is very cautious about the new release date of Wonder Woman 2, as it is expected to be one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The film has a budget of more than 180 million U.S. dollars, so to achieve profitability, high box office revenue is essential.

Warner Bros. Pictures believes that it is realistic for the movie theaters to resume operations before August, and they are also looking for new time to publish "On the Heights", "Scooby Doo" and "Vicious."

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Multinational cinemas closed, delays in movie list increase

With the spread of the epidemic globally, cinemas have been closed in France, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Poland and many other countries. Last week, most movie theaters in North America also closed. AMC, the largest cinema chain in the United States, announced that it will temporarily close all its theaters for a tentative period of 6-12 weeks.

On March 20, the Cannes Film Festival organizer also announced that this year's Cannes Film Festival could not be held on schedule from May 12-23, and it is temporarily planned to be postponed to the end of June to early July.

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The list of movies that have been announced to be withdrawn and postponed include: Disney movie "Black Widow", "Mulan", Universal Pictures "Speed ​​and Passion 9", 007 series of films "007: No Time to Die" and "Quiet Land 2" "Wait.

Unlike many movies that were withdrawn due to the closing of the cinema, "Minions 2", which was originally scheduled to be released in North America in early July, was postponed due to the closing of the lighting and entertainment studio in France, which prevented the film from being completed in a timely manner.

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New films in multiple theaters start online on-demand

Under the epidemic, movie theaters in many countries closed, and many new movies on the line also started online on-demand. The game adaptation movie "Sonic the Hedgehog" premiered in North America on February 14, and will be available on the streaming platform on March 31. The action film "Jedi 3" starring Will Smith will also be available on-demand on March 31. Both films have previously achieved good box office results in North America.

Pixar's new animated movie 1/2 Magic also landed on the digital platform a few months in advance. It was launched in China on March 21st and will be available on the Disney + streaming media platform on April 3rd.

In addition, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a number of new movies on-demand in advance, including "The Way Back" starring Ben Affleck, the DC superhero movie "Raptor Squad and Harry Quinn", and "Justice's "Compassion" was launched on the video platform on March 24. (Finish)