--- title: Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars,’ Marvel Films description: Walt Disney Co. updated its film release schedule, delaying some major films by as long as three years. canonical: https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-06-13T17:43:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:35.657Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars,’ Marvel Films in Major Readjustment og:description: Walt Disney Co. updated its film release schedule, delaying some major films by as long as three years. og:url: https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa9b09819220534/698a3dd8b3fce3a1a20ca8db/disney-delays-films-1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars’ and Marvel Films in Major Readjustment og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars,’ Marvel Films in Major Readjustment twitter:description: Walt Disney Co. updated its film release schedule, delaying some major films by as long as three years. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa9b09819220534/698a3dd8b3fce3a1a20ca8db/disney-delays-films-1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars’ and Marvel Films in Major Readjustment > Sponsored content. 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Copeland is the author of eight books; a co-founder of athletic-wear line, Greatness Wins; and president of The Misty Copeland Foundation, where she is working to expand access to ballet and art to empower a new generation._ by [Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg Contributor Jun 13, 2023 5:43 PM UTC  The Disney logo is displayed on the facade of the Disney Store on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees on June 02, 2023 in Paris, France. The Disney logo is displayed on the facade of the Disney Store on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees on June 02, 2023 in Paris, France.Chesnot—Getty Images by [Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg Contributor Jun 13, 2023 5:43 PM UTC Walt Disney Co. updated its film release schedule on Tuesday, delaying some major films by as long as three years. The third installment of _Avatar_ moves to December 2025 from an earlier date of December 2024\. Two other _Avatar_ sequels were pushed back by three years to 2029 and 2031 respectively. Two upcoming films in Marvel’s multibillion-dollar _Avengers_ franchise were delayed by a year, to May of 2026 and May of 2027\. The next [_Star Wars_](https://time.com/6272977/the-mandalorian-season-3-finale/) film was pushed back a year, to May of 2026\. Disney hasn’t released a _Star Wars_ film since 2019. --- ### More from TIME --- **Read More:** [_Where the Disney v. DeSantis Case Stands—And How It Unfolded_](https://time.com/6281591/disney-desantis-timeline-case/) Disney didn’t give a reason for the delays. [Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger](https://time.com/6269006/bob-iger-interview-time100/) has been trying to wring more profits from the business, including cutbacks in content spending. The [writers’ strike in the US](https://time.com/6277158/writers-strike-ai-wga-screenwriting/), which began on May 2, has put the production of [every major TV series and film on pause](https://time.com/6276881/writers-strike-tv-still-filming-sets/) and at risk of delays, and in some cases outright cancellation. The delays are unwelcome news for theater chains desperate for more films from studios to draw movie-goers back to their screens.[_Avatar: The Way of Water_](https://time.com/6238235/why-avatar-2-took-so-long/), the second movie in the Na’vi universe from director James Cameron released in December, became the third highest-grossing picture of all time with [$2.3 billion in ticket sales](https://time.com/6249282/avatar-2-box-office-history/). **Read More:** [_Why Marvel Movies Are Obsessed With Parent-Child Relationships_](https://time.com/6193759/marvel-young-avengers-parents-kids/) Disney shares rose less than 1% to $93.72 as of 12:16 p.m. in New York. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/"},"headline":"Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars’ and Marvel Films in Major Readjustment","datePublished":"2023-06-13T17:43:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:03:35.657Z","description":"Walt Disney Co. updated its film release schedule, delaying some major films by as long as three years.","url":"https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/","keywords":["movies","wire","bloomberg wire"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa9b09819220534/698a3dd8b3fce3a1a20ca8db/disney-delays-films-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa9b09819220534/698a3dd8b3fce3a1a20ca8db/disney-delays-films-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars’ and Marvel Films in Major Readjustment","caption":"disney-delays-films","creditText":"Chesnot—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6286880/disney-delays-star-wars-marvel/","name":"Disney Delays ‘Avatar,’ ‘Stars Wars’ and Marvel Films in Major Readjustment"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch: Misty Copeland Wants to Bring the Power of Ballet to a New Generation","description":"Misty Copeland was named to the TIME 100 list in 2015. 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