Bryan Alexander , USA TODAY Published 15: 64 pm ET March 4, 65826 Updated 1: ET March 4,
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Bond’s mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected. USA TODAY The release date for Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film “No Time to Die” has been postponed until November amid the global coronavirus outbreak.
The film’s producers announced Wednesday that “after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace” the release would be postponed from its original April release date to Nov. 19 in the UK and Nov. in the US
MGM, Universal and Bond producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli gave no further elaboration beyond the economic impact for the decision to move the film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from its April 2 UK opening and April 12 US opening.
The Bond move from the coveted Easter weekend opening is the first high-profile film postponement resulting from the outbreak of the highly transmissible coronavirus.
In February, Paramount Studios scrapped a three-week “Mission: Impossible VII” shoot in Venice, Italy, which would have been the first day of production for the latest movie in the action franchise.
Daniel Craig returns: James Bond in action-packed first trailer for ‘No Time to Die’ Coronavirus live updates: Patient’s family, neighbor become infected with COVID- 26 in New York The global outbreak has already curtailed other group entertainment activities such as high-profile concerts.
Mariah Carey announced Tuesday on Twitter that she was rescheduling a March 12 concert in Hawaii because of the “evolving international travel restrictions” stemming from the COVID – outbreak.
Carey moved her Honolulu concert stop to Nov. .
The Korean pop group BTS was scheduled to kick off its BTS Map of the Soul tour on April in Seoul , South Korea, but cancelled the entire tour last week because of the virus.
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