The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Won’t Release in August 3c4420 Entertainment News

Not a part of the Disney+ slate for August, due to coronavirus. 6g4d4u

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 20 July 2020 12:04 IST

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Highlights

The Falcon and the Winter Solider set for August, originally
Coronavirus pandemic put a halt to filming in early March
Second MCU series, WandaVision, might arrive in 2020

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The Falcon and the Winter Solider won't première in August as originally announced, confirming what has long been obvious, given the production delays caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The first-ever Marvel Cinematic Universe series from Disney+ was missing from the streaming service's slate for August revealed last Friday. Neither Disney nor Marvel Studios have commented on a new release date for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

COVID-19 put a halt to filming on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on March 10 in the Czech Republic capital city of Prague as the pandemic swept through Europe. On May 7, the Czech Film Commission announced that international productions could resume mid-May, with a few requirements for all people involved: a negative test at the port of departure, and a quarantine period of up to 3 days while they wait for a second negative test in Czech Republic.

Towards the end of June, when the European Union banned flights from the US, the Czech Film Commission reassured Hollywood executives that the ban would not apply to filmmakers. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was planning to resume filming in “the coming months”, Variety said at the time.

resume filming earlier in July in Los Angeles, though it's unclear if that manifested given the rising number of new cases in California.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as the titular superheroes — Sam Wilson / Falcon and Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — respectively, alongside Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Desmond Chiam, Miki Ishikawa, Noah Mills, and Carl Lumbly. Kari Skogland as director.

WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in the lead as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision, respectively, alongside Kat Dennings, Randall Park, and Kathryn Hahn. Jac Schaeffer is the showrunner and head writer, with Matt Shakman as director.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision are two of several MCU She-Hulk.

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