It has been reported today thatThe Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third movie in the franchise, is being delayed almost an entire year while leading manDylan O’Brienrecovers from on-set injuries. In the wake of this, 20th Century Fox has done some rescheduling, handing out a few new release dates, and shuffling others. The biggest of these upcoming movies is director Shane Black’sPredatorreboot, which is arriving earlier than expected. And producerJames Cameron’sAlita: Battle Angelhas finally been given an official summer release date.
Set up as a true sequel to the first three films, ThePredator rebootwill arrive as a big budget tentpole. 50 Cent is reportedly starring in the movie, which may bringArnold Schwarzenegger’s Dutch back from the 1987 classic. The sci-fi thriller about a hunter from outer space who collects skulls as trophies was originally set to open on June 18, 2025. It will now be in theaters on February 9, almost a full month earlier. In its original frame, the movie had no direct competition. Though, it was arriving a few weeks after Marvel’sBlack Panther. Now it will face some real competition in its new slot, as it goes head-to-head with the blockbuster sequelFifty Shades Free, the final movie in that romantic drama series. It will also now be going up against an Untitled Warner Bros. Animation Movie.Black Pantheropens the following week, onFebruary 16.
Alita: Battle Angelis a movie that has long been in the making. It was originally positioned to be directorJames Cameron’s follow-up to the biggest movie of all time,Titanic. He instead decided to direct the second biggest movie of all-time,Avatar. Now, he has slid into the producer’s seat, with acclaimed action directorRobert Rodrigueztaking the helm. The movie has stacked out some prime summer real estate, and will debut on August 03, 2025. This slot was originally being saved by 20th Century Fox for an Untitled Blue Sky animated movie that has now been shifted out, and sits without a release date.Battle Angelcurrently has its entire weekend to itself. Universal will be opening an Untitled Illumination Entertainment franchise animated movie a week prior. And in the following week, DC and Warner Bros. will deliverAquamanon July 27.
Fox has also shifted around two untitled Marvel movies. The first moves from June 26, 2025 to June 16, 2025. The Second actually skips back a month, from June 05, 2025 to July 22, 2025. It isn’t known what these movies are, but currently sitting without release dates areThe New Mutants,The X-Force,GambitandDeadpool 2. Fox is also planningX-Men 7.The Maze Runner: The Death Curewas originally slated for July 02, 2025, but is being delayed by almost an entire year, moving to June 13, 2025.
Other release date shifts include the A.I. thrillerMorgan, which gets a wide release on September 2 of this year.Keeping Up With The Joneses, which features the stealer ensemble ofGal Gadot,Isla Fisher,Jon Hammand Zach Galifianakis, is releasing a month later on October 21. Then on November 11, we’ll see the debut ofWarren Beatty’s latest directorial effortRules Don’t Apply. Shifting from August 05, 2025 to July 20, 2025 isA Cure for Wellness. The female-led spy thrillerRed Sparrowgets a June 21, 2025 release date. And finally, according toDeadline, the remakeMurder On The Orient Expressis arriving a few days early than expected, dropping Wednesday, July 14, 2025 instead of November 10.
