Jenna Ortega's new sci-fi project just got hit with a major delay
Jenna Ortega’s upcoming sci-fi flick just hit a snag—the release is delayed as post-production powers ahead.
Studios juggling movie release dates is hardly news, but every so often they give us a schedule shuffle that’s worth talking about—especially when it involves some proper heavyweights behind and in front of the camera. That’s exactly what’s happened with J.J. Abrams' next big sci-fi thing, The Great Beyond. Yes, that’s the one with Jenna Ortega, Glen Powell, and Samuel L. Jackson—an odd combo, which frankly makes it all the more intriguing.
Delay Alert: Sci-fi Gets the Slow Lane
If you were making plans for a November 2026 cinema trip to catch this one—don’t. Warner Bros. have kicked The Great Beyond right down the road, now aiming for a release on 1 October 2027. That's almost an entire year’s delay, so if you already had it on your Letterboxd watchlist, you might want to set a reminder. Nobody at the studio is giving a reason, but delays in this industry are about as predictable as rain at Glastonbury.
New Dates and Knock-On Effects
- The Great Beyond: Originally set for 13 November 2026, now postponed to 1 October 2027
- The Batman: Part II: Since Warner Bros. don’t fancy competing with themselves, Matt Reeves’ sequel (that’s Robert Pattinson’s Batman, in case you’ve lost count) is sliding from its original slot to 18 February 2028
Cast & Question Marks
You’ve got Jenna Ortega (every director's favourite horror prodigy these days), Glen Powell (still basking in that Top Gun afterglow), and of course, Samuel L. Jackson, because it wouldn’t be serious sci-fi without someone to drop some much-needed authority—or a memorable expletive. The project is directed by J.J. Abrams, who’s always busy and rarely subtle, but does draw a crowd.
Release Tetris Continues
The whole reshuffle means that fans waiting for both intergalactic weirdness and yet another chapter of Gotham’s vengeance will need to dig in for a longer wait than planned. In classic studio fashion, no one’s offering juicy specifics about why the change was needed, other than the standard-issue line about 'scheduling adjustments'.