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I think all cinemas were going to go down this route eventually, this pandemic is just accelerating the speed in which it happens. NTTD wouldn't have saved them but it would have allowed them to limp on a few more weeks/ months.
Precisely.
Do you think? Have they been struggling before 2020? I wasn’t aware of that.
Yes beyond all of the banked blockbusters coming out in one go it’s hard to see anything which could save them. And even if the companies did somehow agree to do that, then we might see a virus spike. It’s a horrible old situation.
It is a massive shame that that headline seems to be blaming the Bond movie for it though. That seems unnecessary.
I suppose it's just good old tabloid nonsense... (in some ways, despite being valid)
As I say, I hate to be that "doomer" but without a valid vaccine I do wonder if even April 2021 would work. It's a very grim time for cinemas indeed.
Yeah I think we’ve all had our fingers burned too much to put all of our chips on April 2, but you never know, maybe we’ll have learned to live with the virus more effectively by then and movies will be able to release significantly. They’ve got to plan for that happening in some way because there’s not much alternative, really.
He'll be Bond until the day a new actor will be presented at a press conference.
So he will be Bond until 2022 or even longer.
Dalton was Bond from 1986 until 1994, when Brosnan was announced.
Ah the days when cary would be late for set because he was playing video games 😂
It's just frustrating that they used that second trailer as it was so good, revealed alot more and genuinely got people who aren't even interested in bond, quite pumped up. Should have kept it as the ace up their sleeve.
The producers. Or everyone else.
This is my only frustration. The virus is out of their control and anyone who thought the film was coming out in November or at any point before fall of next year is denying reality.
This is a serious concern. Yes.
The delays of big tent pole films ; Wonder Woman, Black Widow, Mulan, Bond, etc are the ones that make the headlines but lets not forget all your everyweek 'run of the mill' type releases have either been shelves or streamed since March. Things have been/are/will continue to look bad for sometime with or without Bond. I just hope plenty of cinemas can batton down the hatches and weather the storm.
To expand on my last post I can't understand why cinema bosses are not trying to be more innovative. Although I have a vested interest in seeing old Bond films on the big screen surely there are other things they could do to generate income. Run a Harry Potter season, Oscar winners, The original Star Wars, the list is endless.
When I went to see Jurassic Park on re-release the house was at the social distanced capacity, the tickets were cheaper and there was an appetite for a bit of escapism in this appalling year.
I'm sure they don't just have a pile of Dvds sat in the back but surely something is possible.
(Sorry, I realise this is not the right thread but thought worth saying)
Same here - it was only in the last two weeks that my excitement was really hitting high levels. Despite all the risk involved and the odds being against them, they were going for it and I was 100% here for it.
Not morally. But in business terms, yes - completely wrong! ;)
One thing is for sure, Bond now seemingly has a real life mission, for the cinemas, if and when these places reopen.
I can’t comment on the US or elsewhere, but I think after the initial shock, most people here in the UK find comfort in wearing a mask, and I watched Tenet sensibly distanced, so to make it mandatory in cinemas would surely have offered some sense of balance of risk.
Don’t serve food and drink, to reduce it further.
If the cinema becomes uncomfortable or uncontrollable it’s simple, you turn the lights on and eject any trouble makers.
It’s a real shame this is denying so many families and people a genuine needed escapism, especially in the winter months.
I personally was really hoping for a clever campaign advert which DC and cast could have made, to support the safety in movie theatres.
We are all going to have move forward with this illness as part of our lives for the next few years so it would have been so refreshing to see if Universal could have spearheaded a fresh approach in these times instead of just pulling the plug.
Or worst case; the offer to PPV the movie now, and the money you pay also covers the price of the cinema ticket with the cinema chain, so you get to go again to enjoy the big screen action at Easter.
I happen to live in a small village where part of NTTD was shot, (and the airport in Skyfall), but after 6 months of enforced lockdown, my point is we all have a screen that’s at least 40 inches and would be lovely to watch cinema releases direct on to.
Why not offer a service similar to Disney plus?
There could have been a much more successful outcome for all fans and movie goers alike.
Come on Universal and Eon and all the other investors of companies who are perilously close to the brink, like Aston Martin...have a think about how you can win a real legion of new fans and really save Christmas! Wishful thinking I know, but in light of what looks like so many enforced redundancies in the entertainment industry, there has to be ways of helping everyone which can not be ignored.
Stay safe everyone.
And look at what CINEWORLD have just announced this morning in the UK:
''Cineworld is to close all of its UK theatres following recent delays to the release of big blockbuster movies.
Daniel Craig's highly-anticipated final James Bond outing No Time To Die had its release date pushed back again this week, moving from November 12 this year to April 2, 2021, while other major movies including F9 have also recently been postponed again.
The Sunday Times now reports that Cineworld, which has 128 theatres across the UK and Ireland, will close all of its screens as early as this week, with up to 5,500 jobs at risk.''
I will accept pretty much anything to be honest because it’s only a movie, they don’t owe me anything, and the situation in the world is the most important thing. This film is a ‘nice to have’ but it’s their millions of dollars at stake and not mine, so it’s not for me to say what they do.
I’ve survived this long without seeing it, and in a way it’s sort of a nice thought that there’s a Bond film I haven’t seen yet! That’s a rare feeling.
Yeah exactly! Accentuate the positive.
Of course that means I don’t want to dissect it too much beforehand and pore over every clip as it means I might spoil it a bit for myself!
And we should feel lucky that this film hasn't leaked or been spoilt and actually looks like its gonna be an incredible emotional journey and actually worth the wait. I'm still excited to see the first clip.
Imagine this wait and stream of delays if it were spectre and not nttd. Instantly feel better!
Bond: What was it you said? In cinemas November.
Babs: I made a judgement call.
Bond: You should have trusted me to finish the job
Babs: It was the possibility of releasing you, or the certainty of not making a billion dollars worldwide. I made the only decision I could and you know it.
Bond: I think you lost your nerve.
Babs: Well what did you expect, a bloody apology? You know the rules of the game, you've been playing it long enough.
Bond: Perhaps too long.
Babs: Speak for yourself.
Bond: [Muttering] One day my tenure will end...