In a sign of the Omicron variant , another Pixar movie will be skipping a theatrical release. In a press release sent out by Disney, the studio announced that they would be streaming Turning Red directly to Disney+ on March 11th.
In the release, they cited the “delayed box office recovery,”
The fate of other Disney releases remains up in the air, and we’ll have to see how things go in the coming weeks.
“Disney+ subscribers around the world enthusiastically embraced Pixar’s Academy Award-winning ‘Soul’ and the critically-acclaimed “Luca” when they premiered exclusively on the service and we look forward to bringing them Pixar’s next incredible feature film ‘Turning Red’,” said Kareem Daniel, Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. “Given the delayed box office recovery, particularly for family films, flexibility remains at the core of our distribution decisions as we prioritize delivering the unparalleled content of The Walt Disney Company to audiences around the world.”
