Disney Issues Statement Amid Black Panther 2 Cancellation Concerns In France

In France, it is stipulated in its Media Chronology that streaming platforms, like Disney+, can only catalog films on their service after they have already been released theatrically after a 17-month window. Due to this, Disney began to reconsider the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in the country.

"The media timeline forces us to evaluate our theatrical releases film by film. We have not yet made a decision on the release of Black Panther."

At the beginning of the pandemic, there was much confusion and concern about how Disney handled specific film releases, but the most headache-inducing was Black Widow. Released in theaters and on streaming simultaneously, it was a legal and publicity nightmare for Disney.

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