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Release dates announced for 'Furiosa,' 'Salem's Lot'

By Karen Butler   |   Sept. 11, 2021 at 3:33 PM
Anya Taylor-Joy's "Furiosa" is set to open May 27, 2024. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI Chris Hemsworth takes selfies with fans when he arrives on the red carpet at the "Men In Black International" world premiere in 2019 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Yahya Abdul-Mateen II arrives on the red carpet at the New York premiere of "Us" in 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Alfre Woodard attends the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica in 2020. File Photo Jim Ruymen/UPI Lewis Pullman attends the premiere of "Bad Times at the El Royale" in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The theatrical release of the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa, has been delayed by nearly a year.

Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the post-apocalyptic epic is expected to open on May 27, 2024, instead of June 23, 2023, as planned, Warner Bros. announced Friday.

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The studio also said its adaptation of Stephen King's vampire thriller, Salem's Lot, will open Sept. 9, 2022.

The cast of the horror movie includes Alfre Woodard, Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark and William Sadler.