Skip to content
Curated playlist

Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Wicked: For GoodNine million colorful tulips were planted on location to surround the Munchkinland set of Wicked: For Good. This 2025 American musical fantasy film, directed by Jon M. Chu, picks up the story of Elphaba and Glinda where its predecessor…
  • Spider-Man: No Way HomeSpider-Man: No Way Home drew 355.5 million global views for its first trailer in the first 24 hours. No trailer had drawn more views in such a span. Avengers: Endgame held the old record at 289 million, and the Far From Home trailer had…
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningAt the New York premiere of Mission: Impossible , The Final Reckoning in May 2025, Tom Cruise left no room for doubt about the title. "It's the final! It's not called 'final' for nothing," he said, confirming that this would be his last…
  • Avatar: Fire and AshAvatar: Fire and Ash is the third film in James Cameron's Avatar series. In December 2022, word spread that its first cut ran nine hours. Cameron later clarified the figure. The nine hours covered three films of about three hours each:…
  • No Time to DieIn a November 2024 interview about No Time to Die, Daniel Craig left no doubt about the fate of his James Bond. "He's dead! How many times do I have to blow him up?" he asked. The 2021 film is the twenty-fifth in the James Bond series and…
  • The Batman (film)The Batman, a 2022 superhero film directed by Matt Reeves, made its first big impression with a teaser trailer. Shown during a virtual fan event in 2020, the footage drew 34 million views within 24 hours. Commentators called its Gotham…
  • Dune (2021 film)Dune, the 2021 film directed by Denis Villeneuve, began with a filmmaker who doubted he would ever get to make it. In September 2016 the Canadian director said, "a longstanding dream of mine is to adapt Dune, but it's a long process to get…
  • Avatar: The Way of WaterAvatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron's 2022 science fiction sequel, contains an underwater scene for which Kate Winslet held her breath for more than seven minutes. That broke the record for a breath hold during a filmed scene, which…
  • Earwig and the WitchEarwig and the Witch was Studio Ghibli's first feature made entirely in 3D computer animation.
  • Wicked (2024 film)Wicked, the 2024 musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu, drew some unwelcome aerial visitors early in production. Paparazzi flew over the Munchkinland set in Ivinghoe, England, by hang glider, with GoPro cameras strapped to their…
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesA sports bar chat got two directors the Dungeons & Dragons movie job. They had just left directing The Flash.
  • The Beatles: Get BackPeter Jackson almost turned down The Beatles: Get Back. He expected the breakup bitterness he had heard about.
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny first left out Marion until Karen Allen wrote a letter.
  • A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie arrived in theaters in 2025, and at one screening at Provo Towne Centre in Provo, Utah, audience members hoisted a live chicken into the air. They were promptly ejected from the theater, and videos of the moment spread…

Queue