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* The first trailer for ''Film/TheNewMutants'' was released October 2017 for an April 2018 release in mind, before the film was delayed for years due to a series of production delays related to Fox's own release schedule, the company's acquisition by Disney and their plans to implement it into the release schedule, and finally '''a global pandemic''' hitting a few weeks before the intended release date. The poor movie finally caught a break by releasing in August 28th, but not before the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGcU0JKAL5U Comic Con At Home panel poked fun at the constant delays]].

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* The first trailer for ''Film/TheNewMutants'' was released October 2017 for an April 2018 release in mind, before the film was delayed for years due to a series of production delays related to Fox's own release schedule, the company's acquisition by Disney and their plans to implement it into the release schedule, and finally '''a global pandemic''' hitting a few weeks before the intended release date. The poor movie finally caught a break by releasing in August 28th, 28th of 2020, but not before the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGcU0JKAL5U Comic Con At Home panel poked fun at the constant delays]].


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* The first trailer for ''Film/Morbius2022'' released in in January of 2020, with a summer release of that year in mind. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mass theatre closings only two months later, as well as several re-shoots, it ended up being delayed to April of 2022.
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* The first two trailers for ''Film/DunePartTwo'' were released in May and June 2023, with a November 3, 2023 release date attatched. The film's final release date ended up being March 1, 2024 instead due to the effects of the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strike]].
* ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', ''Film/FreeGuy'' and ''Film/InTheHeights'' came out nearly '''two and a half years''' after their first trailers were released due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecking theatrical release dates and production/filming schedules. This is Lampshaded with ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' and ''In The Heights'', when they were shifted to their final June and November 2021 release dates respectively, their first trailers were updated to say they were coming out in 2021.

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* The first two trailers for ''Film/DunePartTwo'' were released in May and June 2023, with a November 3, 2023 release date attatched.attached. The film's final release date ended up being March 1, 2024 instead due to the effects of the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strike]].
* ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', ''Film/FreeGuy'' and ''Film/InTheHeights'' came out nearly '''two and a half years''' after their ''Film/TheUnbreakableBoy'''s first trailers were trailer was released due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecking theatrical in December 2021, with a March 18, 2022 release dates and production/filming schedules. This is Lampshaded with ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' and ''In date attached. The Heights'', when they were shifted to their film's final June and November 2021 release dates respectively, their first trailers were updated date ended up being February 2025, likely in order to say they were coming out in 2021.be re-rated by the MPA, and for reshoots.
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* The first teaser trailer for WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} debuted with WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}} in late 2007, but the actual movie didn't come out until over a full year later in February 2009.
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* Beck 's album Colors was announced in 2015 with the single "Dreams", delayed to 2016 (in which "Wow" was suppose to promote it), then finally released in 2017. Interviews over the period had him confused that his record company was taking so long with it, and after its delay until 2017, he felt the material had got so old he remixed it, after which it finally got released.

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* Beck 's Music/{{Beck}}'s album Colors ''Colors'' was announced in 2015 with the single "Dreams", delayed to 2016 (in which "Wow" was suppose to promote it), then finally released in 2017. Interviews over the period had him confused that his record company was taking so long with it, and after its delay until 2017, he felt the material had got so old he remixed it, after which it finally got released.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' was originally announced to have a global release of Holiday 2022, with December 21 being specific to North America, during the September 23, 2021 broadcast of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. The following April, Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto announced through Nintendo's social media that he and producer Chris Meledandri have decided to push the release back to Spring 2023, with April 7 for North America and April 28 for Japan.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' was originally announced to have a global release of Holiday 2022, with December 21 being specific to North America, during the September 23, 2021 broadcast of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. The following April, Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto announced through Nintendo's social media that he and producer Chris Meledandri have decided to push the release back to Spring 2023, with April 7 for North America and April 28 for Japan. Then, by October and November of 2022, the first two trailers released, with the April 7, 2023 release date attached. But then in February 2023, the film's release date changed again, this time to April 5.
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* 2006 trailers for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' said it would be released in 2007. It actually ended up being released in 2008 instead.

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* 2006 trailers for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' said it would be released in 2007. It actually ended up being released in 2008 instead.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' came out nearly two and a half years after its first trailer was released due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecking theatrical release dates and production schedules.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' came out nearly two '''two and a half years years''' after its first trailer was released due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecking theatrical release dates and production schedules.


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* ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', ''Film/FreeGuy'' and ''Film/InTheHeights'' came out nearly '''two and a half years''' after their first trailers were released due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecking theatrical release dates and production/filming schedules. This is Lampshaded with ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' and ''In The Heights'', when they were shifted to their final June and November 2021 release dates respectively, their first trailers were updated to say they were coming out in 2021.
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* The first two trailers for ''Film/DunePartTwo'' were released in May and June 2023, with a November 3, 2023 release date attatched. The film's final release date ended up being March 1, 2024 instead due to the effects of the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strike]].
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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars AdvanceWars]] 1 + 2: [[VideoGameRemake Re-Boot Camp]]'' was initially supposed to be released in December 2021, but complications regarding the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced it to be delayed to April 2022. ''Then'' Russia invaded the Ukraine, [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents causing it to be delayed]] ''again''. It was finally released in April 2023.

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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars AdvanceWars]] Advance Wars]] 1 + 2: [[VideoGameRemake Re-Boot Camp]]'' was initially supposed to be released in December 2021, but complications regarding the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced it to be delayed to April 2022. ''Then'' Russia invaded the Ukraine, [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents causing it to be delayed]] ''again''. It was finally released in April 2023.
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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars AdvanceWars]] 1 + 2: [[VideoGameRemake Re-Boot Camp]]'' was initially supposed to be released in December 2021, but complications regarding the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced it to be delayed to April 2022. ''Then'' Russia invaded the Ukraine, [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents causing it to be delayed]] ''again''. It was finally released in April 2023.
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* Subverted in the case of the Ben Stiller movie ''Film/TheWatch2012'', about a neighborhood watch group that encounters aliens. The film was originally titled ''Neighborhood Watch'' and had the misfortune of starting its marketing campaign around the time of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin Trayvon Martin shooting]], in which 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead member of the neighborhood watch. The title and marketing strategies of the movie was changed, however, 20th Century Fox refused to change the premiere date.

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* Subverted in the case of the Ben Stiller movie ''Film/TheWatch2012'', about a neighborhood watch group that encounters aliens. The film was originally titled ''Neighborhood Watch'' and had the misfortune of starting its marketing campaign around the time of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin Trayvon Martin shooting]], in which 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead by a member of the neighborhood watch. The title and marketing strategies of the movie was changed, however, 20th Century Fox refused to change the premiere date.
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* When ''VideoGame/PokemonSleep'' was originally announced in late May 2019, it came with a projected release date of 2020. The year came and went with no official word on the game. It wouldn't be until late February 2023 when ''Sleep'' finally got its gameplay reveal, with a new release date slated for that summer.
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* ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' was originally announced to have a global release of Holiday 2022, with December 21 being specific to North America, during the September 23, 2021 broadcast of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. The following April, Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto announced through Nintendo's social media that he and producer Chris Meledandri have decided to push the release back to Spring 2023, with April 7 for North America and April 28 for Japan.

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* ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' was originally announced to have a global release of Holiday 2022, with December 21 being specific to North America, during the September 23, 2021 broadcast of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. The following April, Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto announced through Nintendo's social media that he and producer Chris Meledandri have decided to push the release back to Spring 2023, with April 7 for North America and April 28 for Japan.

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