This swap moved the release date for Incredibles 2 up a whole year.
The confidence they had in the eagerly awaited sequel actually allowed Incredibles 2 to be rushed to completion and released much sooner than was originally intended.
Considering how often we see films delayed or cancelled outright because of production problems and trouble cracking the story, to see a film come out a whole year ahead of schedule is pretty remarkable.
Incredibles 2 was originally set for a 2019 release date, but back in 2016, the sequel swapped dates with another long in development sequel, Toy Story 4, which the studio didn’t have as much confidence in at that point and have since made some changes to behind the scenes.