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Less to do with widespread health concerns and toilet-tissue shortage attributed to Coronavirus, and more to do with coin, MGM, Eon and Universal are postponing new 007 movie “No Time to Die” from its UK and international release date of April 2 and its U.S. Easter weekend global day-and-date of April 10, and moving the 25th 007 movie to Nov. 25, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
“MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, announced today that after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace, the release of No Time to Die will be postponed until November 2020. The film will be released in the U.K. on November 12, 2020 with worldwide release dates to follow, including the U.S. launch on November 25, 2020″, a statement given to Deadline reads.
With the Coronavirus really hurting ticket numbers at theaters, the studios decided they’d have a better chance of making some hot moolah with the James Bond flick when things have cooled down a little.
A November date somewhat makes sense for the film, anyway, with most other 007 films from “Goldeneye” (1995) onwards – bar “Tommorrow Never Dies” which opened in December – traditionally opening around Turkey time.
The movement of the Cary Joji Fukunaga directed blockbuster will likely pave the way for other studios to delay their big April/May releases – which include “Black Widow” and “F9” – until later in the year too.
While this isn’t a sign that the studios are worry we’re all going to die if we buy a movie ticket over the next couple of months, it is an indication that there’s going to be next-to-nothing much good to go see for a while- especially if the trend to postpone these tentpoles continues.
