Clifford The Big Red Dog has been pulled from Paramount's release schedule over concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant.
The news about the forthcoming feature's delay was first reported by Deadline, who noted that the film's distributor was looking for a new date on which to make the movie available to the public.
The upcoming flick was initially supposed to make its debut on September 17th, following its planned world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Having a ruff time: Clifford The Big Red Dog has been pulled from Paramount's release schedule as a response to concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant
The media outlet also expressed that the studio was looking to push Clifford The Big Red Dog's premiere to September 22nd, although nothing solid about the new date was ever made clear.
Any references to the film have also been removed from the Toronto Film Festival's official website.
The motion picture is based on the children's book series of the same name, which was created by Norman Bridwell.
A feature-length animated film entitled Clifford's Really Big Movie was released in 2004, with John Ritter providing the voice of the titular character.
Taking a paws: The forthcoming feature was supposed to make its premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival and be released to the public on September 17th
Dogged determination: Deadline reported that Paramount was debating releasing the movie on September 22nd, although the film has not been given that date
Development on the feature initially began in 2012, although reports emerged that the project had been canceled the following year.
However, Universal Pictures later announced that
