Another day, another – as has become commonplace in these uncertain times – set of movies have their release dates pushed back.

Starting with Paramount Pictures, the long-gestating Dungeons & Dragons has been shifted from November 19, 2021 to May 27, 2022. This is a project that has already had countless delays over the years, and so the COVID-19 is just the latest setback for the film. Elsewhere at Paramount, Mission: Impossible 7 has been moved from July 23, 2021 to November 19, 2021, and as such the already-confirmed Mission: Impossible 8 has gone from November 4, 2022 to August 5, 2022. Added to that, upcoming Chris Pratt sci-fi effort The Tomorrow War has likewise been confirmed for that July 23, 2012 date initially pegged for M:I 7.

Over at Marvel Studios, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has again had its release date changed. Originally, the second solo outing for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme was pegged for summer 2021 before more recently being set for November 5, 2021. Now though, Marvel Studios and Disney has set the Sam Raimi-helmed Doctor Strange sequel for March 25, 2022.

Sticking with Marvel properties, Sony Pictures has now moved the third in their Tom Holland-headlined Spider-Man films from July 15, 2021 to November 5, 2021. Similarly, Sony’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel has gone from April 8, 2022 to October 7, 2022. Of course, this comes on the back of the news earlier in the week that Venom: Let Their Be Carnage was moved from this October to next June.

In slightly more positive notes, two films have actually seen their release dates brought forward. Those films are Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 4 (from December 22, 2021 to August 6, 2021) and Thor: Love and Thunder (from February 18, 2022 to February 11, 2022).

Right, after so many dates and numbers, we’re going for a quick lie-down in a dark room. And it goes without saying, there will likely be far more release date changes to come over the next few weeks and months.

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