Even though Warner Bros. only announced a new release date for Godzilla vs. Kong, they decided to go ahead and move it again. But don’t worry – the change is not so drastic. Instead of hitting theaters and HBO Max on March 26, 2021, as announced last week, Godzilla vs. Kong now will arrive at March 31. Why delay five days? No idea! But we have some guesses.
Meanwhile, WB also revealed the release date for James Wanthe return of horror, Malignant – September 10th. The release date comes with an image of the film and a message from the director.
Let’s get the Godzilla vs. Kong news out of the way first. The next real monster battle was originally scheduled for May 2021. Then, last week, WB said it was changing the film to March 26. Today, for reasons I can’t even begin to understand, the studio has changed again – for March 31, 2021. I don’t know why WB thinks it needs to delay this by five days, but it’s their decision. One theory that is circulating is that the legendary Snyder Cut of Justice League it may be coming in March and the studio wants to make room for it, but we have no confirmation of this theory at the moment. In any case, the plan is still to launch Godzilla vs. Kong in theaters and HBO Max on the same day.
Now to Malignant. I’m a huge fan of James Wan, and although I liked his non-terror work, I really like myself Aquaman, folks – I’ve been wanting him to go back to the horror genre And luckily, he’s doing just that with Malignant, his first horror film since 2016 The Conjuring 2. Plot details for Malignant it will remain a secret, but it has been reported that the film will pay tribute to the elegant and bloody Giallo genre. And now, James Wan has revealed an image from the film that certainly looks like Giallo, presenting a long, sharp weapon in a leather-gloved hand.
On Instagram, Wan posted the following message:
I finally wrapped it up last week. This was supposed to be my “little horror thriller” that I do among the big ones, but the pandemic lasted so long for the big ones. I’m super excited for this movie. I don’t even know how to describe it. I wanted to do something original and innovative, and different from my other works, but still in the spirit of the horror thrillers I grew up with. More to come.
The image comes with the news that Malignant will hit theaters and HBO Max at September 10th, and honestly, I don’t know if I can wait that long.
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