More and more movies are being delayed in 2023. The number of film release date delays affected by the WGA writers strike continues to increase. The strike began on May 2, 2023, and it doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon, or at least until writers get a significant compensation hike due to the ever-changing streaming landscape, among other things. There are several delayed movies in 2023, and many more seem to follow.
Currently, a deal is still far from being done. In the meantime, the strike is starting to impact the industry. Fans will have to wait longer than expected to watch their favorite movies and TV series. Shows like House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, Stranger Things, and The Mandalorian are just a few that have been rescheduled due to the current situation.
List of movies delayed by the WGA strike
- Deadpool 3 – Moved up to May 3, 2024
- Captain America: Brave New World – Delayed to July 26, 2024
- Transformers One – Delayed to September 13, 2024
- Thunderbolts – Delayed to December 20, 2024
- Blade – Delayed to February 14, 2025
- Fantastic Four – Delayed to May 2, 2025
- Avatar 3 – Delayed to December 19, 2025
- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty – Delayed to May 1, 2026
- Avengers: Secret Wars – Delayed to May 7, 2027
- Avatar 4 – Delayed to December 21, 2029
- Avatar 5 – Delayed to December 19, 2031
- Matt Reeves’ anticipated movie The Batman: Part II is expected to start filming in March 2024.
- The Safdie brothers’ new comedy starring Adam Sandler has also been pushed back.
- Production has been paused on My Ex-Friend’s Wedding, the new Amanda Seyfried comedy movie, due to the ongoing writer’s strike.
- Production on Mission: Impossible 8 has been temporarily shut down.
- Stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari‘s feature directorial will have to wait as Good Fortune is on halt.
- Spider-Man 4 might not be official yet, but its production has been delayed.
- Production of Unstoppable, starring Jennifer Lopez, has also been stopped.
