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Disney delays 'Black Widow' in new setback for cinemas

Black Widow poster [Photo: Courtesy]

Walt Disney Co DIS.N on Wednesday postponed the release of superhero movie "Black Widow" and Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" until 2021, a setback to cinema operators hoping for a late-year surge in moviegoing.

The films were among the biggest titles remaining on Hollywood’s schedule for 2020. “Black Widow” was delayed by six months until May 2021 and “West Side Story,” a movie version of the classic Broadway musical, by a year to December 2021.

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