Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan has yet again seen a change in its theatrical release date. The studio’s change in its highly expected movie is the third time the movie’s release date has changed. This is not much of a surprise considering China, where the movie is expected to be a box office hit, is yet to set a date for the reopening of its movie theaters.

Mulan, slated to hit the big screen on July 24th will instead debut in theaters on Aug 21. This comes after the studio decided a new date was the best way to adjust to the changes the pandemic has caused Hollywood and the entire world. 

Following the change, Disney’s co-chairman Alan Bergman and co-chairman Alan Horn (also the studio’s chief creative officer) said, “While the pandemic has changed out release plans for ‘Mulan’ and we will continue to be flexible as conditions require, it has not changed our belief in the power of this film and its message of hope and perseverance. Director Niki Caro and our cast and  crew have created a beautiful, epic and moving film that is everything the cinematic experience should be, and that’s where we believe it belongs – on the world stage and the big screen for audiences around the globe to enjoy together.”

This change was announced after Warner Bros. announced “Tenet,” its sci-fi epic movie directed by Christopher Nolan, would no longer debut on its initial scheduled date but will now make its theatrical debut on August 12.

Both Mulan and Tenet were expected to herald the reopening of movie theaters as well as the start of the summer movie season given their initial July release dates. However, both studios have pushed back their movie’s release due to the lingering effects the pandemic still has in some parts of the world.