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Disney Plus snaps up Black Widow and Cruella for streaming-theatrical debuts
July 16, 2025
After adding a number of movies planned for theatrical releases to its new streaming service,Disney Pluswill add Black Widow and Cruella to its list later this year. Disneyannouncedtoday that Cruella will launch simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus on May 28. That will be followed by the long-awaited Black Widow, the firstMarvel Cinematic Universefeature film in over a year, on July 9, again in both theaters and Disney Plus.
This movie will star Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil, the legendary over-the-top villain of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians franchise. The film itself is set in the 1970s and will tell Cruella’s origin story, as she attempts to enter London’s huge fashion and design community with her own flair for the dramatic.
Black Widow
This MCU film was originally set for release in May 2020. However, the coronavirus outbreak caused theaters to shut down, and Disney delayed the release of the superhero spy movie a number of times since then. Now, Disney is finally going to release the film in both theaters and Disney Plus on July 9. It stars Scarlett Johansson, who once again plays spy and Avenger Natasha Romanoff, in a tale that takes place before the events of Avengers: Endgame. Black Widow will also follow the Premiere Access business model on Disney Plus.
Read more:The best Marvel movies on Disney Plus
Luca is the next movie from Disney’s Pixar animation division. Set in a small town on the coast of Italy, it follows the summer of two boys who attempt to have the time of their lives. The twist? Both of them are secretly sea creatures who cloak themselves in human bodies, as the humans in the town distrust who they believe are sea monsters.
Read more:The best Disney Pixar movies
Other Disney movie release date changes
Disney also announced a number of other movie release date updates, including many films that the company purchased via its 20th Century Fox acquisition. All of these movies are set for a theatrical release only:
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