NEW YORK -- Pixar's 鈥淪oul,鈥� the last major release planned for June, has been postponed to November because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that 鈥淪oul鈥� won't open June 19, but will instead hit theatres Nov. 20. The major studios have now cleared out all releases until mid-July, where a handful of movies still remain on the calendar. Those include Christopher Nolan's 鈥淭enet鈥� (July 17) and 鈥淢ulan鈥� (July 24), which already had its March debut postponed.
The lion's share of Hollywood's summer season has been cancelled because of the pandemic. With theatres closed nationwide and throughout much of Europe and Asia, the industry has been grappling with when cinemas might reopen, and how to reshuffle its largest blockbusters.
The last Pixar release, 鈥淥nward,鈥� played in theatres for two weeks before the pandemic forced it to digital platforms. 鈥淪oul,鈥� with a voice cast including Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, is about a middle-school teacher whose soul is separated from his body in an accident.
With the postponement of 鈥淪oul,鈥� Disney also moved the animated film 鈥淩aya and the Last Dragon鈥� from November to March 12 of next year.
