New James Bond Movie, ‘No Time to Die,’ Delayed Amid Coronavirus Concerns
In one of Hollywood’s first significant responses to the potential worldwide threat of the coronavirus, the producers of the James Bond movie franchise said on Wednesday that the release of the latest film in that long-running spy series would be delayed until November.
The movie, called “No Time to Die,” had previously been scheduled to open in April.
In a statement, the film studios MGM and Universal and the Bond series producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said 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 statement said that the film’s British opening had been pushed to Nov. 12 and its release in the United States had been delayed until Nov. 25.
Through its United Artists venture with Annapurna Pictures, MGM is responsible for the American distribution of “No Time to Die” and Universal the international distribution.
“No Time to Die,” the 25th canonical entry in the Bond franchise, marks Daniel Craig’s fifth and final appearance as the debonair secret agent, and the film’s release had been highly anticipated.
It is the first Bond film since “Spectre,” which grossed more than $880 million worldwide when it was released in 2015, and the budget for “No Time to Die” has been reported at $250 million.
Promotion for the planned spring release of “No Time To Die” was already well underway, with the title song, performed by the pop star Billie Eilish, released in February, and Craig slated to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
中文释义
周三，《007》系列电影的制片方表示，这部拍了一系列续集的谍战片的最新一部将推迟到11月上映，这是好莱坞针对冠状病毒在全球范围内的潜在危险做出的首批重大回应之一。
这部名为《无暇赴死》的电影原本计划在4月上映。
电影公司米高梅和环球影业以及邦德系列电影的制片人迈克尔·威尔逊和芭芭拉·布罗克里在一份声明中表示，“经过对全球影院市场的仔细考虑和全面评估，《无暇赴死》的上映日期将推迟到2020年11月。”
该声明还表示，该片的英国上映日期推迟至11月12日，美国的上映日期推迟至11月25日。
米高梅通过与安纳普尔纳影业的联合艺人合资公司合作负责《无暇赴死》在美国的发行，同时负责环球影业的国际发行。
《007:无暇赴死》是007系列的第25部经典之作，是丹尼尔·克雷格第五次也是最后一次饰演这位温文尔雅的特工，这部电影的上映备受期待。
这是继《007:幽灵党》之后的第一部邦德电影，上一部在2015年上映时全球票房超过8.8亿美元，而《007:无暇赴死》的预算据报道为2.5亿美元。
《无暇赴死》计划在春季上映的宣传活动已经在进行中，由流行歌手比利·艾莉什演唱的主题曲已于2月发布，克雷格将在本周末主持脱口秀节目《周六夜现场》。
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