Although James Cameron continues to dominate the field workplace with Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, his directorial follow-up is now going through a launch date shake-up with Billie Eilish: Hit Me Laborious and Gentle‘s new delay.
On January 26, James Cameron posted to his Instagram that the upcoming live performance documentary Billie Eilish: Hit Me Laborious and Gentle – The Tour (Dwell in 3D) will now be launched on Friday, Could 8, 2026. The movie, which Cameron is co-directing with Eilish, was initially set to be launched by Paramount on March 20.
In line with Cameron, the explanation for the two-month launch delay comes all the way down to “refining the lower,” enhancing new 3D tech for the movie, and including in behind-the-scenes footage. Extra particular particulars on what the live performance movie will entail have been restricted, although it has been revealed the film was filmed at Eilish’s July 2025 exhibits in Manchester for her profitable “Hit Me Laborious and Gentle” tour.
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Laborious and Gentle – The Tour (Dwell in 3D) marks Cameron’s first directed movie after Disney’s Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, which debuted in theaters on December 19. So far, Avatar 3 has already amassed an astounding $1.379 billion haul on the worldwide field workplace, and has continued to carry onto the primary or two spot in theaters since its premiere.
After his Billie Eilish live performance movie hits theaters in Could, it is nonetheless unclear whether or not he’ll return to direct Disney’s Avatar 4 and 5, that are at present deliberate to launch in December 2029 and December 2031, respectively.
The brand new Billie Eilish movie now marks the primary main non-Avatar film that Cameron has directed in over 20 years; the final being his 2005 documentary Aliens of the Deep. Cameron’s different directed documentary options embody 2005’s Final Mysteries of the Titanic, 2003’s Ghosts of the Abyss, and 2002’s Expedition: Bismarck.
By pushing again the discharge to Could 8, 2026, Billie Eilish: Hit Me Laborious and Gentle – The Tour (Dwell in 3D) now faces a stacked theatrical launch slate forward of summer season blockbuster season kicking into full swing. The movie’s launch is preceded by The Satan Wears Prada 2 and Animal Farm on Could 1, coincides with Mortal Kombat II on Could 8, and is adopted by The Mandalorian and Grogu‘s launch on Could 22.
The movie setting a extremely anticipated theatrical launch this yr additionally follows within the footsteps of latest field office-crushing live performance motion pictures from two of the world’s hottest artists. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé went head-to-head with their profitable live performance movies Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Movie by Beyoncé each launching in October and November 2023, respectively. The Eras Tour movie earned over $261 million on the field workplace, whereas Renaissance pulled in $44 million worldwide.
With a further two months to arrange for its theatrical debut, extra teases and insights into Billie Eilish: Hit Me Laborious and Gentle – The Tour (Dwell in 3D)‘s filmmaking course of could be anticipated from James Cameron and Billie Eilish earlier than Could 8 arrives.