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The film starring Gal Gadot had been scheduled
for release in cinemas on Oct. 2 but will now debut on Dec. 25.
It was the next big-budget Hollywood movie slated for theaters.
"Because I know how important it is to bring this movie to you
on a big screen when all of us can share the experience
together, I’m hopeful you won’t mind waiting just a little bit
longer," director Patty Jenkins said in a statement.
Movie studios have been shuffling their schedules for months as
the industry tries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, which
forced theaters around the world to shut their doors in March.
Cinemas have slowly reopened with capacity limits, and
moviegoing is rebounding in countries such as China, the world's
second-largest film market. But in the United States, theaters
remain closed in major moviegoing hubs including Los Angeles and
New York.
Warner Bros., owned by AT&T Inc, tested the market with the
release of Christopher Nolan's thriller "Tenet" in late August.
The movie, which cost more than $200 million to produce, had
generated global ticket sales of $146.2 million through last
weekend.
The next upcoming Hollywood blockbuster is "Black Widow" from
Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios. It is currently due to debut in
theaters on Nov. 6.
James Bond movie "No Time to Die," from Comcast Corp's Universal
Pictures and MGM Studios, is scheduled for Nov. 20.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Chris Reese and Alistair
Bell)
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