Bob Chapek Says Black Widow Theater Run Will Be a “Last-Minute” Decision

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Shares ‘Black Widow’ Will Only Premiere in Theaters. With the move to Theatrical and Digital releases for movies such as Mulan, Soul, and Raya and the Last Dragon, it makes sense that many fans felt Disney and Marvel Studios would offer the same sentiment towards the highly anticipated Black Widow film starring Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh.

During the last quarterly earnings call, the Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek doubled down on Disney+ Premier Access rumors for the film and shared that the studios still intend for Black Widow to only see a theatrical release, but didn’t confirm that the film will premiere on May 7th (just over one year after it’s initial release date) as currently scheduled.

“Flexibility is something that we’ve been working hard against. Our situation and our conditions change. Just a few weeks ago, theaters in New York and Los Angeles weren’t even open. And now, all of a sudden they’re open, so we’re waiting to see exactly how guests and prospective theatergoers respond to these reopenings. We’re going to remain flexible. We’ll make the call probably at the last minute in terms of how these films come to market — whether it’s Black Widow or any other title … As you know, we’ve had unbelievable success in theaters and we think it’s important to build our franchises. But at the same time, we don’t think it’s the only way to do it. So, we’re gonna remain flexible and see what happens over the next couple months.”

-Bob Chapek


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One thought on “Bob Chapek Says Black Widow Theater Run Will Be a “Last-Minute” Decision

  1. “Flexibility is something that we’ve been working hard against.” Is this a misquote or did Bob Chapek actually say it before going on to talk about how flexible he is being.

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