On the heels of this morning’s news thatGore Verbinskihasdropped out of directing Fox’s long-developedGambitmovie, the studio has revealed a new slate of release date shakeups, givingGambit,Untitled Deadpool Sequel, andThe New Mutantsnew release dates.
Good news first,Untitled Deadpool Sequelhas been bumped up by two weeks and will now land in theaters on June 26, 2025 instead of June 1.Ryan Reynoldswill return as the foul-mouthed vigilante alongsideBrianna Hildebrandas Negasonic Teenage Warhead,Morena Baccarinas Vanessa, and (cringe)T.J. Milleras Weasel and newcomersJosh Brolinas Cable andZazie Beetsas Domino. The new release date putsDeadpool 2a week ahead of theStar Warsbox office domination that’s sure to come withSolo: A Star Warsstory, a smart move considering theStar Warsfilms have proven to have long legs.Deadpoolwill now return to theaters up against Sony’s horror picSlender Man.
Now the bad news.Josh Boone’s horror-tinged take onThe New Mutantsis getting a major bump back on the schedule and will now land in theaters 10 months later than originally scheduled. The film moves from August 01, 2025 to July 29, 2025.Anya Taylor-Joy,Maisie WilliamsandCharlie Heatonstar in the YA X-Men spinoff about a group of diverse teenage mutants kept in a research facility against their will. The shift prevents Fox from having two superhero films in theaters at the same time overseas, but the significant bump suggests that there are larger factors at play, either because the film needs more work before it’s ready for audiences or possibly due to strategy or fallout surrounding the Disney-Fox deal. PerThe Tracking Board, the film tested OK, but the studio wants to rework it to be scarier in the wake of last year’s landmark year for horror.
Finally, there’s theGambitmovie, which has seen a tortured pre-production process, losing directorsDoug Liman(American Made) andRupert Wyatt(War for the Planet of The Apes), and as of this morning, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). The Channing Tatum vehicle has been pushed from the recently set July 10, 2025 to a summer slot on August 17, 2025. PerThe Hollywood Reporter, the film has a “heavy comedic tone as it revolves around a heist” and the thinking is that it’ll do better as a summer Marvel movie.
X-Men: Dark Phoenixis still slated to hit theaters on August 20, 2025.
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