Universal Pictures has announced it is suspending theatrical release of new films in Russia. In this way, the five major Hollywood studios, Disney, Warner, Sony, Paramount and Universal have all made similar decisions and will make follow-up responses based on changes in the situation.
A day ago, Disney suspended the release of new films in Russia, including Pixar’s new film “Turning Red” (originally scheduled for March 10), saying that in the future, it will make decisions based on changes in the situation, and will cooperate with non-governmental organizations. Organize together to help refugees.
Subsequently, Warner Bros. also announced the temporary suspension of “The Batman”‘s theatrical release in Russia. The film was originally scheduled for March 3, and the launch of it is imminent, and the decision to suspend is also the latest.
Until last Sunday local time, Warner Bros. had planned to release it, but the situation changed and so did the decision.
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Warner said in a statement that it will continue to monitor the situation and “hope that this tragedy will be resolved quickly and peacefully.”
Since then, Sony has also announced the suspension of the release of new films including “Mobius” in Russia, which was originally scheduled for March 24.
“Our thoughts are with those affected and hope that this crisis will be resolved quickly,” Sony said in a statement.
Half a day later, Paramount also announced the suspension of the release of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” (originally scheduled for March 31) and “The Lost City” (April 7) in Russia.
“We support those affected by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Russia and our international markets and will continue to monitor the situation,” Paramount said in a statement.
Now, Universal has announced that it will suspend the release of new films in Russia, including “The Bad Guys” (originally scheduled for March 24) and “Ambulance” (April 7). response to humanitarian crises”.
