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If movie theatres are open, they'll release it. If they aren't, they won't.
EON is only interested in making money, as they should be, so they'll always do what's best financially.
The apocalypse?
Cary Fukunaga will leave the project due to creative differences...
... 8 months after the film is finished.
How is the script going to change?
The film is finished, done, ready for release.
The delay is because of a potentially fatal virus that has the entire world on alert.
Yes! Plus now all the posters out there with the April release date just became collectors items. Actually both will be somewhat collectors items but I think the April ones will be more valuable.
I am sure many were involved in the decision. I would think even the stars would have to be consulted as now the press junkets and premieres are all delayed. The marketing of the film as we head to November will be interesting as they've already blown a wad of money already. Will we see a smaller marketing campaign? How will they handle the fact the theme song will no longer be relevant or a tool to be used. Billie is probably happy cause the odds of winning, or at least being nominated for, an Oscar just shot up.
This will also give us insight into how many things were "pre-bought" or planned. For example will Craig do all the late night shows in the US in March/April or can that all be rescheduled.
True. The corona virus will kill us all first and the actual film will remain somewhere in storage collecting dust, forever unseen as the world moves on.
What can you do but loudly sigh, @peter.
I am gutted about it being delayed again though. Correct me if I'm wrong but this is mostly due to the Chinese market right, and does Bond usually do that well in China anyway? I don't know about SP but I remember us talking about how SF didn't do that well at the time. But it still made loads of money.
Which I know is selfish of me and they deserve to see it too etc but I'm just gutted it'll have been five years. I know the days of two years are behind us, and my worst nightmare is them turning what should be a special event series into a Marvel esque sausage factory, but I do hope that three years becomes the norm from now on. I just miss having new Bond to enjoy on a pretty consistent basis.
They have to take into account all possibilities, and seeing how delaying the film is probably safer for most audiences and avoids any backlash with the film's content, I'd say they made the best decision.
Also remember that the film's placement also has to do with other film's releases, and November is a good date for a Bond film because I think nearly all of Craig's films have been released around the end of October/beginning of November.
...and they get a second chance to push a great marketing campaign. I know they'd have to spend money on it, but something like this can still be positive for a film, even if we're frustrated to wait.
I'd imagine that'd make it harder to distribute (other films will be coming out come November). Plus there's the issue of spoilers and having to essentially restart the marketing campaign (for a film that's already been and gone in some terroritories, and therefore has alredy been reviewed, released on blu-ray, pirated, etc) in a few months time for the territories it got pushed back in.
I'm as disappointed as anyone but if they still want to release it in the affected markets at all, then waiting and doing it all at once is probably the right call. Releasing it there much later than everywhere else just seems like it'd be a waste of money.
I believe it's because of the content within the film itself. They are saying it's because of the diminished Box Office, when really they are hoping Coronavirus is a distant memory come November.
I am so mad that I can eat a bat.
Yeah we’re not going to get NTTD when it was originally intended. But bottom line, it’s coming.