It
is
not
a
hidden
fact
that
by
the
unfortunate
rise
in
the
number
of
COVID-19
cases,
many
big
movies
have
been
postponing
their
release
dates.
This
sudden
increase
in
the
cases
is
being
touted
as
the
next
third
wave
and
might
prove
to
be
a
threat
for
the
entertainment
industry
again.
After
movies
like
Jersey,
RRR
and
Radhe
Shyam's
release
dates
were
postponed,
now
according
to
the
latest
development,
John
Abraham's
upcoming
movie
Attack's
release
date
may
also
be
postponed.
According
to
a
news
report
in
News18,
the
John
Abraham
starrer
movie
that
was
supposed
to
be
released
on
January
28,
may
now
be
postponed
due
to
the
spike
in
COVID-19
cases.
The
report
quoted
a
source
close
to
the
movie
to
reveal,
"While
the
official
announcement
is
yet
to
be
made,
the
producers,
including
John
Abraham,
have
had
an
internal
talk
and
have
decided
that
postponing
the
film
is
going
to
to
be
the
best
decision
in
the
current
situation.
There
is
no
way
that
they
can
think
of
releasing
the
film
on
their
scheduled
date
considering
the
current
surge
in
Covid
19
case."
The
source
further
added
that
the
movie
Attack
that
also
stars
Jacqueline
Fernandez
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh
in
the
main
roles
will
be
getting
postponed,
mainly
due
to
the
increase
in
the
number
of
COVID-19
cases
in
the
city
of
Mumbai.
The
source
added,
"Mumbai
contributes
to
around
30-40
per
cent
of
the
box-office
revenue.
With
the
city
clocking
in
more
than
15000
cases
on
Wednesday,
the
number
is
just
going
to
increase
as
the
peak
is
yet
to
come
according
to
many
health
experts.
In
such
a
scenario,
the
government
will
come
up
with
fresh
curbs
and
strict
restrictions
and
it
is
expected
that
theatres
might
be
shut
again.
The
makers
of
Attack
wouldn't
want
to
suffer
any
further
loss
as
they
have
held
on
to
the
film
long
enough."
Not
only
this,
there
have
been
speculations
that
Attack
may
head
for
a
direct
OTT
release
or
a
pay-per-view
release.
On
this,
the
source
said,
"It
is
too
early
to
take
that
decision.
As
of
now,
there's
no
official
word
from
the
producers
on
their
next
course
of
action.
Also,
John
is
really
keen
on
releasing
the
film
in
theatres
considering
they
have
shot
for
some
never
seen
before
high
octane
action
sequences.
It
is
doubtful
that
the
film
will
go
straight
to
OTT."
Talking
about
the
movie,
it
has
been
directed
by
Lakshya
Raj
Anand.