Posted by Chris on 03/01/18 at 07:36 PM
Category: Disney
Avengers: Infinity War has been moved up from a May 4th release to April 27th. Forbes has cited four possible reasons for the move, but if you're here, you're likely thinking the move was done to give the Han Solo movie a little breathing room. Forbes discusses this point:
2. It gives Solo: A Star Wars Story an extra week of marketing space.
But since Disney is willing to start the summer a little early, they are giving their Star Wars Story, which opens over Memorial Day weekend, a month of space.
Of course, there are likely many factors involved in this decision. This, also from Forbes, probably played a big factor too:
1. This gives them an extra week before Deadpool 2.