Fox Dates 'Avatar' Sequels, a 'Dark Phoenix' Movie, 'The Predator,' 'New Mutants' and More

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Everyone remembers when Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice initially had the same release date, right? Ultimately it was the latter that blinked and moved, but even if it hadn't, releasing two similar, giant movies on the same day is a bad for everyone. Release dates are a tricky thing for studios to get right. For decades the biggest movies always came out in summer, but the cinematic landscape has changed so much in just the last ten years that a summer blockbuster can come out in the dead of winter. These days it's more important for a studio to examine when the competition is releasing movies, and one of the best ways to preemptively defend against a competitor (aside from simply making a great movie, of course) is to stake our your...
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