Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in "No Time To Die."Supply: MGM"No Time to Die," the James Bond movie that was the primary Hollywood characteristi
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “No Time To Die.”
Supply: MGM
“No Time to Die,” the James Bond movie that was the primary Hollywood characteristic to maneuver on the theatrical caledar as a result of coronavirus outbreak, is shifting once more. This time, it is obtained its sights on 2021.
On Friday, MGM Studios introduced that Daniel Craig’s newest flip as British spy James Bond would now not arrive in theaters on Nov. 20. As a substitute, the movie has been postponed to April 2, 2021.
“No Time to Die” is the newest blockbuster to depart the autumn film slate within the wake of the lackluster efficiency of Warner Bros. “Tenet” on the home field workplace. Some had predicted that the James Bond movie could stick round due to its reliance on worldwide ticket gross sales. Cinemas abroad have seen audiences return in droves whereas U.S. moviegoers have stayed residence.
The choice to maneuver the movie appears to have come as coronavirus circumstances within the U.S. proceed to spike and circumstances in Europe have additionally began to rise as soon as extra.
This delay is one more blow to the film theaters, which have struggled after being shuttered for months as a result of pandemic. Main chains solely simply reopened in August.
With “No Time to Die” pushed to 2021, Disney’s “Soul,” an animated Pixar movie, is now the subsequent large film set for theatrical launch. Nonetheless, it’s like that movie, too, might depart for subsequent yr.
Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal and CNBC. Common is releasing “No Time To Die” internationally whereas MGM handles the home launch.