It's a weird facet of Hollywood that movies are often given release dates before other important milestones have been reached, like the movies being finished, or the movies being named, or sometimes the movies having even been written. I get it—big studios want to lock down that release date real estate before someone else grabs it—but it's still strange to announce a date when people will be able to go see a movie, then turn to the production team and say, "OK, so… what's our movie gonna be about?"
Case in point: Steven Spielberg's upcoming film has a cast that includes Emily Blunt and Colin Firth, but apparently still doesn't have a name—IMDB calls it "Untitled Steven Spielberg Amblin Universal Event Film." Catchy! It does, however, have a release date. According to Variety, it's coming out on June 12, 2026, which is a move from its original release date of May 15, 2026.
