Disney Announces New Release Dates, ‘Black Widow’ to Debut on Disney+ and in Theaters

Disney is shaking up its release schedule once again. Release dates for certain movies feel more likely than ever with the announcement that some of them will debut simultaneously on Disney+ and in theaters. Black Widow, we’re looking at you. We’re here to break down all of the latest with you so that you know when and where to catch Disney’s upcoming films.

Black Widow will now debut simultaneously on Disney+ and in theaters on July 9, 2021. Its release on Disney+ comes via Premier Access, as Disney has done for Raya and the Last Dragon and Mulan. Disney giving Black Widow the Premier Access treatment makes us even more confident that this is finally it. We have been waiting for Natasha Romanoff to have her own movie for over a decade, and it’s finally in sight.

This slight bump to the release schedule may have MCU fans scratching their heads about when Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will premiere now. Disney pushed that film to September 23, 2021. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is still set to be released only in theaters.

Disney announced Cruella, starring Emma Stone as the titular character, will premiere simultaneously on Disney+ and in theaters on May 28, 2021. Once again, Cruella will debut via Premier Access. The animated film Luca will skip the U.S. theatrical release and be available to stream on Disney+ June 18, 2021.

That’s not all!

Here are more updated release dates for upcoming Disney films:

Free Guy on August 13, 2021
The King’s Man on December 22, 2021
Deep Water on January 14, 2022
Death on the Nile on February 11, 2022

Here is a list of upcoming Marvel projects with confirmed release dates:

Loki on June 11, 2021
Black Widow on July 9, 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on September 3, 2021
Eternals on November 5, 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 2021

We are still awaiting premiere dates for What If…?, Ms. Marvel, and Hawkeye. Marvel fans better buckle up; we have a lot of content ahead of us. For the time being, we can enjoy The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ and this brand new Black Widow poster!