Disney has announced that Pixar's next movie Luca will skip U.S. theaters and premiere exclusively on Disney+ at no extra charge on June 18. While vaccinations are on the rise in America, Disney clearly anticipates that the domestic box office will take a few more months to recover, which explains why it also pushed back the release of Marvel's Black Widow to July on Tuesday.

Disney could've released Luca in theaters and on Disney+ simultaneously, but opted to follow its release model for Pixar's Soul, which debuted exclusively on Disney+ in December at no extra charge as a Christmas gift of sorts to subscribers who have been patient with the streamer's push for original content.