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Concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to the closure of Disneyland, the cancellation of E3, the suspension of the NBA and NHL seasons, the postponement of WonderCon, and many more events that have been either axed entirely or delayed until a later date.

On top of this, many movies’ releases have also been pushed back, a trend that began earlier this month with the delay of Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film, No Time to Die. More studios have since followed suit, including Paramount, Universal, and Disney. Additionally, networks and studios have suspended or delayed filming on many major films and TV shows that are currently in production, and we also have a running list of all the shows and movies facing production delays at the bottom of this post.

First, here’s a quick look at all the movies that have been postponed (for far) in order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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Every Movie Release Date Delayed Because of Coronavirus

Fast & Furious 9

The biggest push back, so far, has been Fast 9’s one-year delay. Universal has stated that the latest Fast & Furious franchise installment, which was originally set for a release this May, will now be released in April 2021.

In a statement to IGN, Universal Pictures confirmed that “We are moving the global release date to April 2021, with North America opening on April 2.”

No Time to Die

No Time to Die, James Bond’s latest film, has been delayed until November 2020 “after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace.”

The film will now be released in theaters on November 12, 2020, in the U.K. and on November 25, 2020, in the US.

Mulan

Disney announced that its live-action remake of Mulan has been indefinitely delayed from its original release date of March 27. No new date has been given at this time.

A Quiet Place: Part II

Just a week out from its release, writer-director John Krasinski announced on Twitter that A Quiet Place: Part II has been delayed. As of now, Paramount has not scheduled a new date for the sequel.

The Lovebirds

Paramount has pushed back its theatrical release for The Lovebirds, a romantic action-comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae that was scheduled for release on April 3. No new date has been given at this time.

The New Mutants

Sadly, after years of sitting on the shelf, and then finally getting a release date, The New Mutants’ premiere has been postponed indefinitely. The film was due out on April 3. Disney is said to be looking at new potential 2020 release dates to be announced at a later date.

Antlers

Disney is also delaying the release of their Searchlight horror title Antlers, which was slated to open April 17. No new release date has been given yet.

Blue Story

Paramount’s Blue Story, directed by Andrew Onwubolu, centers on two London youths whose lives are scarred by gang warfare. The film was to be released on March 20 but now is another title with no current date set.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Sony has pushed the release date of the Peter Rabbit sequel to August 7. It was originally meant to arrive on March 27 in the U.K. and Europe and in the U.S. on April 3.

Black Widow

Marvel and Disney have postponed the next MCU film, Black Widow, which was previously scheduled for release on May 1 in the U.S. The first solo film for Scarlett Johanson’s Black Widow character does not currently have a new release set. Obviously the interconnectivity of the MCU makes such delays particularly difficult as the films (and soon, the Disney+ TV series) often rely on one another for story beats, characters, and more.

Spiral

The Saw franchise continuation/reboot starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson was slated to open May 15, but Lionsgate has removed it from the release calendar. No new date has been set yet. The horror film is directed by Saw series veteran Darren Lynn Bousman.

Antebellum

Janelle Monáe stars in this mind-bending horror-thriller that appears to take place in both the past and the present. The film was slated to open April 24 but Lionsgate has now bumped it from that date for the time being.

Every Movie and TV Show Production Delayed

On top of these finished films getting their release dates pushed back, many projects currently in production have halted. The biggest projects that have halted production include the following:

• Pre-production on the Tom Holland/Mark Wahlberg Uncharted movie has been delayed for six weeks.
• SNL has postponed its next three shows that were supposed to begin airing on March 28.
• Production on the fourth season of FX’s Fargo has been postponed, and as a result the show’s April 19 premiere date has also been pushed.
• The Matrix 4, the last of Warner Bros.’ feature films that were still shooting, has paused production in Berlin.
• The Batman has halted production for two weeks.
• Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series has suspended production for at least two weeks, in addition to suspensions on Wheel of Time and Carnival Row Season 2.
• The Witcher Season 2 has suspended production in London for two weeks, and Netflix has paused filming on all of its TV shows and movies in the US and Canada, including Stranger Things Season 4.
• Fantastic Beasts 3 was shut down on what was to have been its first day of production.
• Mission: Impossible 7
• Jurassic World: Dominion
• All of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ shows that are currently in production, including Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Loki, and WandaVision have been put on hold. Shows that are in pre-production will continue remote work. (Disney TV Studios, which includes ABC Studios, 20th Century Fox TV, and NatGeo, has also suspended production on 16 pilots and series, including Cynthia Erivo’s Genius: Aretha.)
• Billy Eichner’s Romantic Comedy Bros
• Ridley’s Scott’s The Last Duel
• Disney’s Live-Action Little Mermaid
• Fox’s Home Alone Reboot
• Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy
• Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley
• Disney’s Shrunk
• Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Seven Rings
• Flint Strong
• Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Biopic
• ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy
• AMC has halted production on Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 until at least the week of April 13. Pre-production on Season 11 of The Walking Dead has also been delayed for a month, although the writers’ room is still active and working on scripts.
• All Apple TV Plus Shows: See, Servant, For All Mankind, Lisey’s Story, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, The Morning Show, and Foundation
• FX’s Y: The Last Man, Atlanta, Fargo, and Snowfall
• NBC has suspended or accelerated production on 35 scripted, unscripted, and syndicated shows and pilots, including Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Law and Order: SVU.
• Warner Bros. TV’s The Flash, Riverdale, Lucifer, Supernatural, Batwoman, Young Sheldon, and an unspecified number of the studio’s other 70+ shows and pilots have been suspended. WB released this statement: “With the rapidly changing events related to COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution, Warner Bros. Television Group is halting production on some of our 70-plus series and pilots currently filming or about to begin. There have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on any of our productions, but the health and safety of our employees, casts and crews remains our top priority. During this time, we will continue to follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control as well as local officials and public health professionals in each city where our productions are based.”
• ViacomCBS (which includes CBS, Paramount TV Studios, and Showtime) is not commenting on specific shows, but released a general statement: “Over the past few days, we began making decisions to temporarily postpone production on some of our pilots and current series. At this time, we are evaluating situations on a case-by-case basis, informed by the best information from health experts and government officials. Some productions may continue as long as they do not involve live audiences and/or environments that are considered at risk. The safety and welfare of our production team is our top priority.” Production on globetrotting reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor was previously suspended. (We’re keeping an eye out for Showtime’s Halo.)

For more on this rapidly evolving situation, check out what a major movie studio executive told IGN about what to expect next for movies in 2020…

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Do you need an escape during these trying times? Here’s a bunch of feel-good movies and shows you can stream right now.

Keep it locked into IGN for all the latest news from the entertainment world regarding COVID-19.

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Just a heads up! I have spoken with @WWE and they are postponing the Hall of Fame for a later date, and are hoping to do it for Summerslam (which would be appropriate for my dad) thanks again for all your support! Let’s all stay safe out there🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/iuXwRWJ4iL

— Georgia Smith (@georgiasmith87) March 17, 2020

Drop has developed a well-deserved reputation for creating smart, innovative collaborations with leading brands. Working with THX, Drop is readying the Panda high-fidelity wireless headphones for its Indiegogo debut later this year. Based on pedigree alone, it’s a safe bet that these $400 cans will be great for audiophiles – but we wanted to see if these headphones would also make sense for gamers.

Design and Features

The Drop + THX Panda headphones resemble pre-production prototypes – not because they’re rough or unfinished, but because they’re so minimalist. Having said that, they actually are pre-production – the production line hasn’t quite started yet, and deliveries to Indiegogo backers won’t begin until June at the earliest. But that’s irrelevant; the stark, smooth, logo-free design is as intended. It’s easy to miss the singular tiny “Drop” branding on the right side of the headband; otherwise it’s matte black.

Construction is aluminum covered in plastic, and it has a tight, solid feel befitting $400 cans. There’s no question these headphones are heavy, though – weighing in at more than 13 ounces, they feel substantial in your hands and do tend to feel a little heavy on your noggin, especially after a few hours of music or gaming.

That’s why I was a little surprised there wasn’t more padding on the headband. It’s not so much padded as simply made from a rubbery material with the slimmest of cushioning. The earcups are much better, with a generous amount of leather-covered (and easily removable) memory foam. There’s a solid amount of clamping pressure to hold the headphones on your head, but the headband has surprisingly little travel. I count a total of five detents, which extends the cups a total of about .75 inches on each side. That was fine for me, but my Beyerdynamic Amiron headphones extend 1.5 inches, so I wonder if folks with a lot going on up top might find these uncomfortable.

The minimalist aesthetic extends to inputs and controls. Case in point: Drop’s controls are simply genius. There’s a single plus-shaped joystick-style button on the right earcup, and you won’t need a user guide to make sense of it. Left-right controls tracks, up-down controls volume, and push in to turn it on and off (or enter pairing mode). There’s a nearby USB-C port for charging, and the left ear has an AUX input for wired listening.

The earcups lie flat for storage, so the headphones slip into a zippered hardshell case that’s only two inches thick. Also in the case, you’ll find a small cubby for storing the included 2-foot USB-C charging cable and 3.5-foot audio cable. What I didn’t get, at least in this pre-production version: any way to actually charge the headphones if you don’t happen to have a USB-C port on your laptop. USB-C charging sources aren’t that common yet, so hopefully Drop will include a USB-C to USB-A adapter or wall outlet.

The internals are formidable. A Qualcomm chipset handles a slew of formats for consumers and audiophiles alike, including Bluetooth aptX, aptX HD, and aptX adaptive, plus LDAC and AAC. The heart and soul of the headphones is a THX AAA amp – hence the THX partnership. This isn’t the first time Drop has brought a version of the THX AAA to market, and the AAA has a reputation for being clean and precise.

The signal is fed to planar ribbon drivers borrowed, as best I can determine, from the superb Oppo PM3 headphones. Planar ribbon drivers are an alternative to the magnetically driven moving coils found in most headphones. Moving coils are common and inexpensive but tend to generate distortion because they can’t accurately create the exact frequency being asked of it. Planar ribbons are different; they’re based on a thin diaphragm with lots of conductors embedded on each side, suspended between magnets. It’s a dramatically more nuanced and precise solution that’s more complex (and expensive) to implement.

Music and Gaming

But what do they sound like? Aggressively neutral. In my years of testing headphones, there have been few models that appear to try so hard to not bias the bass, mids, or high end in any meaningful way. And that’s not a bad thing – headphones that bass the boost or brighten the high end can wear out their welcome. But with the Panda, playing a song like the Decemberists’ Once in My Life, I was pleasantly surprised by the song’s imaging, with space between the bright and articulate acoustic guitar, solid drums, and the various array of instruments and voices. In a word, it had great musicality.

The battery ran dry somewhere in the neighborhood of the rated 30 hours of battery life. At that point I switched to wired mode, and found that music was indistinguishable whether wireless or wired.

To test the headphones in a gaming environment, I fired up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and ran through a few missions. And here’s where Panda fell noticeably short. To be clear, the headphones sounded excellent, with superb reproduction of the musical score and great overall sound quality and stereo separation. But the soundstage was very narrow. The stereo separation was obvious, but pressed right up against my ears. The Panda never gave me the impression that the action on screen existed in the world beyond my ears.

Worse, games that require spatial cues and surround experiences – like my old standby Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – were hobbled by this headphone. There’s no app – either mobile or desktop – and consequently no digital signal processing. You can’t tweak the bass for more resounding explosions, and there’s no SoundBlaster-like Scout mode for emphasizing footsteps of nearby enemies. In other words, the headphones presented the audio accurately, but didn’t accentuate the gaming experience.

Purchasing Guide

The Drop + THX Panda headphones are currently available on Indiegogo for $349 for a limited time, with a regular price of $399. The headphones are expected to ship to backers in August 2020.

Author George RR Martin gave fans an update on how things are coming along with writing The Winds of Winter, the next book in his hit fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire that inspired the juggernaut TV series Game of Thrones.

After sharing details on what will be happening with his various businesses and events in light of the coronavirus pandemic in a blog post titled “Strange Days,” Martin assured fans that he’s taking all appropriate measures to ensure he remains safe and healthy.

“For those of you who may be concerned for me personally… yes, I am aware that I am very much in the most vulnerable population, given my age and physical condition,” Martin wrote. The author is age 71. The CDC says that older adults are especially at risk because the virus has a higher chance of affecting them in a serious way. “But I feel fine at the moment, and we are taking all sensible precautions. I am off by myself in a remote isolated location, attended by one of my staff, and I’m not going in to town or seeing anyone.”

Martin shared that in his isolation he’s been able to consistently spend time working on the next novel in the Song of Ice and Fire saga.

“Truth be told, I am spending more time in Westeros than in the real world, writing every day. Things are pretty grim in the Seven Kingdoms… but maybe not as grim as they may become here,” he wrote.

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Martin also informed fans that his interactive art exhibit Meow Wolf, local movie theater Jean Cocteau Cinema, and non-profit arts class the Stagecoach Foundation (all located in Santa Fe, New Mexico) will all be closed until further notice. His bookstore Beastly Books will remain open for the time being with new health and safety practices implemented.

The previous novel in Martin’s hit series, A Dance with Dragons, was published in 2011, so fans have been waiting a long time for the release of The Winds of Winter, and there is one more planned novel still to be written and released after that, A Dream of Spring.

To finish off his blog post, Martin shared a hand-washing guide set to a quote from Frank Herbert’s Dune.

Check out IGN’s safety guide for COVID-19 here.

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Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrives on Switch in only a couple of days, but Nintendo will be releasing an update for the game before it’s even out. The company announced on the official Animal Crossing Twitter account that New Horizons’ 1.1.0 update will go live at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET on March 18.

Nintendo hasn’t shared any further details on what the 1.1.0 does, but those who’ve purchased New Horizons digitally from the Eshop will be able to download the patch starting at the aforementioned time. Those who pick up a physical copy, meanwhile, will need to install the update after the game launches on March 20.

Unlike previous Animal Crossing games, New Horizons begins by shipping you off to a deserted island, which you’ll be able to build into your own village from the ground up. The game introduces a variety of new features, including a photo mode and the ability to terraform your island. Nintendo has also made a swathe of quality-of-life improvements; this time around, you can choose where your animal neighbors live and unlock a tool wheel to let you swap between tools more quickly.

“New Horizons certainly has a slower pace than other Animal Crossing games, partially because you have to work to get things up and running on the island at the start,” Kallie Plagge wrote in GameSpot’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons review-in-progress. “And while I’m impatient to discover what upgrades might be coming my way (and I need to mess around with Island Designer more), I still feel as though I’ve done a lot on my island. I’ve crafted tons of furniture, upgraded my house seven times, picked thousands of weeds, and done far too many drastic outfit changes. I’m as excited to see what random events await me each morning as I am to decorate my island and make it my own, and that’s sure to keep me coming back for the foreseeable future.”

There’s still time to pre-order Animal Crossing: New Horizons ahead of its launch. You can read more about where to get the game and what pre-order bonuses are available in our New Horizons pre-order guide. You can also snag some New Horizons items in the series’ mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, thanks to the ongoing crossover event.