Universal shuffles horror movie slate as coronavirus pandemic worsens

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the U.S., Universal Pictures is pushing a number of its upcoming horror films to new dates.

On Wednesday, the company announced that "Candyman," a film produced by MGM and Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, in association with Bron Creative, would move to Oct. 16. The film was originally slated for release on Sept. 25.

Blumhouse's "The Forever Purge" has moved to July 9, 2021. It was initially expected to be released this month. "Halloween Kills," the sequel to 2018's "Halloween," which brought back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, is now slated for Oct. 15, 2021, pushed from Oct. 16, 2020. Additionally, "Halloween Kills," which would be a follow up to "Halloween Kills," has been postponed until Oct. 14, 2022.set a fresh record for new coronavirus cases

reported in a single day, reaching more than 60,000. Outbreaks continue to spread across a number of states in the South and West including Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, which have accounted for nearly half of all new cases in the U.S. in recent days. Some state governors have responded to the surge in Covid-19 cases by tightening restrictions on the types of businesses that can operate or requiring masks be worn in public places.

 

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We live in a horror movie.

Why? Because we’ll be too scared to watch? WTH Ok🙄

Michael Myers doesn't approve.

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