Aquaman 2, Flash Delayed to 2023; Warner Bros. Unveil New Release Date Schedule

Warner
Bros.
recently
revealed
the
new
release
dates
of
its
upcoming
films.
The
release
schedule
had
been
shuffled
for
the
third
time
due
to
the
pandemic.
This
time
a
few
major
films
in
2022
have
been
moved
to
2023
while
others
have
been
pushed
for
a
Christmas
release,
including

Black
Adam,
The
Flash,
Aquaman
2,
Wonka
and

Shazam
2.

Warner
Bros.
Reveals
Unseen
Footage
From
Aquaman
2,
Black
Adam,
The
Flash
&
More

After
Robert
Pattinson-starrer
The
Batman
broke
records
at
the
worldwide
box
office,
it
comes
as
a
bit
of
a
surprise
that
the
studio,
Warner
Bros.
have
decided
to
push
back
releases
from
2022
to
2023.
However,
reports
have
revealed
that
Aquaman
and
the
Lost
Kingdom
and
The
Flash
are
being
pushed
due
to
COVID-induced
production
delays
with
visual
effects.

Jason
Momoa’s
sequel
was
set
to
release
on
December
16,
2022,
but
will
now
release
on
March
17,
2023.
Similarly,
Ezra
Miller’s
awaited
solo
outing
The
Flash
has
been
moved
from
November
4,
2022,
to
June
23,
2023.

The
delay
in
the
first
two
releases
has
also
affected
other
films
by
the
studio,
most
of
which
belong
to
the
DCEU.

Black
Adam
is
being
pushed
back
three
months
to
October
21,
2022,
meanwhile,

DC
League
of
Super-Pets
has
been
moved
to
July
29,
2022,
which
was

Black
Adam‘s
original
release
date.

The
Flash:
Main
Villain
From
Ezra
Miller’s
Solo
Release
Leaked

Jeff
Goldstein,
Warner
Bros.
president
of
domestic
distribution,
announced
that
Shazam!
Fury
of
the
Gods’
release
has
been
moved
up
a
few
months.
Now,
the
Zachary
Levi-starring
awaited
superhero
sequel
will
release
on
December
12,
2022.
The
film
was
set
to
release
on
June
2,
2023.

Jeff
Goldstein
in
a
statement
said,
“We’re
thrilled
to
bring

Shazam!
Fury
of
the
Gods
to
audiences
as
a
Christmas
gift
this
year.
Families
of
all
ages
will
really
enjoy
it.”
On
the
other
hand,
non-DC
releases
like
Timothee
Chalamet’s

Wonka
exploring
chocolatier
Willy
Wonka’s
origin
story
has
been
moved
from
March
17,
2023,
to
December
15,
2023.

Meg
2:
The
Trench
led
by
Jason
Statham
will
now
head
to
theatres
on
August
4,
2023.