Universal Pictures has delayed the release of Illumination entertainment's animated feature Sing 2. he film had been slated for release on July 2, 2021, but has been removed from that date to make way or the also-delayed Minions: The Rise of Gru. Sing 2 is now scheduled for release on December 22, 2021. That returns it to the Christmas holiday release season, where it had originally been slated this year before being delayed into summer 2021 to make room for The Croods 2. This move from Universal is the latest in a string of film delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Universal already halted production on all of its ongoing live-action projects. Illumination's Mac Guff studio in Paris is currently shut down as a result of the lockdown order in place in France.