The Addams Family 2 is making a shift in its release format as the film will release in theaters and premium on-demand in the U.S. and Canada on the same day, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The animated film, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and BRON Creative, is set for an October 1st release. The decision to switch to a hybrid release, first reported by Bloomberg, comes as film studios are considering how to handle the recent surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant.
This comes after Paramount announced it was taking Clifford the Big Red Dog off the calendar for September and from its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Sony rescheduled Venom: Let There Be Carnage from Sept. 24 to Oct. 15 and sold off Hotel Transylvania 4 to Amazon. MGM, meanwhile, has repeatedly delayed the release date for No Time to Die, the latest Bond film, but is expected to stick with an Oct. 8 premiere date in the U.S.
