LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The global release of the James Bond film “No Time to Die” has been postponed until October from April, its representatives said Thursday, another stop for film theaters seeking to re-enter the industry. erection that has been crushed by coronavirus pandemic.
The new edition release date is October 8, according to a notification on the James Bond website and Twitter feed.
“No Time to Die,” from MGM and Universal Pictures at Comcast Corp, was scheduled to hit the big screen in April 2020 before moving to November 2020 and then in April 2021.
The film, which cost approximately $ 200 million to produce, marks actor Daniel Craig’s last visit as 007 agent.
Cinema owners were hoping that “No Time to Die” would make a comeback in filmmaking. The pandemic wreaked havoc on the film industry in 2020, with ticket sales in the United States and Canada falling by 80%. That hurt independent theaters and major chains including AMC Entertainment, Cineworld Plc and Cinemark Holdings Inc.
With the virus still rampant in many areas, including the main Los Angeles market, it seems that Hollywood studios are willing to send their biggest movies to theaters. Many cinemas are closed, and open ones enforce strict attendance limits to allow for social distance.
The Bond franchise is one of the most profitable in the world, with Specter in 2015 raising $ 880 million at the box office worldwide, and Skyfall in 2012 more than $ 1 billion worldwide.
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