Warner Bros. has shuffled several upcoming releases, with the biggest non-Batman change seeing J.J. Abrams’ original sci-fi adventure The Great Beyond move into an earlier fall release date. The studio announced that The Great Beyond will now open on October 1, 2027, after previously being scheduled for November 13, 2027. The move puts the film in an early October slot that has previously launched Warner Bros. hits like Gravity, Joker, Dune, and A Star Is Born.
The movie stars Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega, alongside Emma Mackey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, and Merritt Wever. Abrams wrote the screenplay and directs the project, marking his first original feature film in more than a decade, following his franchise contributions Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. recently held a test screening and is planning a 70mm IMAX release. The move also gives The Great Beyond a relatively open release frame, with no other major wide studio releases currently scheduled to open on October 1, 2027.
The project generated considerable attention when CinemaCon attendees got a tease earlier this year, and the combination of Abrams, Powell, and Ortega has made it one of the studio’s most closely watched original releases.
Warner Bros. also adjusted release dates for two other upcoming films.
Sam Esmail‘s cyber-thriller Panic Carefully, starring Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Brian Tyree Henry, has moved from February 26, 2027 to April 9, 2027. The film reunites Esmail with Roberts following their collaboration on Leave the World Behind. The date change gives Panic Carefully an IMAX release, allowing Esmail’s latest to debut on premium large-format screens.
Meanwhile, New Line’s horror sequel Revenge of La Llorona shifts in the opposite direction, moving from April 9, 2027 to February 26, 2027. Directed by Santiago Menghini, the sequel follows a fractured family forced to confront the return of the Weeping Woman alongside their estranged curandero grandfather. The original The Curse of La Llorona opened in 2019 and earned more than $120 million worldwide on a modest budget.
What do you think of Warner Bros.’ updated release schedule? Are you more excited for The Great Beyond, Panic Carefully, and/or Revenge of La Llorona?
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