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General audiences forgot about her three months after seeing the movie. Four years? There would likely be more confusion if she was included.
Right now this is just pure speculation, nothing more. They have NO inside infomation about a possible release date change, and a possibly release date change is not even rumoured right now. In other words: NOTHING has changed.
Spectre
Interesting self defense mechanism you have going on there.
In my view, they are both correct. If there is going to be a delay (and I'm not saying there will be) it will be on account of the future distributor's intentions and not on account of Boyle. He has plenty of time with post-production on his film and to do Bond as well.
I wonder why they both decided to throw this speculation out there on the same day. Could they have heard something through the grapevine?
I still think MGM will try to get B25 into the theatres by Nov 2019. It doesn't make sense to delay it into a new fiscal year and have another weak showing by the film division as a result.
If they do push it into 2020, I do wish they'd get on with a recast though. Stretching this thing any further (to five years) really is pushing it.
Thinking about it some more, it really would be great to see Bond kick off the summer movie season in May 2020 though, especially if it's a new concept. That's usually a good slot to get, but I'm not sure who's slated for that timeframe at the moment.
If the delay is on account of an MGM sale (honestly I can't see any other reason for a delay at this point), then they may not shoot this year. These kinds of business deals can slow things down and cause decisions to be revisited.
That's why I hope, if there is an acquisition, that MGM sell with a previously mutually 'agreed to' package for Bond.
I look forward to more clarity by Variety and/or THR on why they speculated about a delay.
To be specific, Gone With the Wind started production with George Cukor directing. Clark Gable didn't like him and Cukor was replaced with Fleming. Then Fleming bugged out for a time and was replaced by Sam Wood. Fleming may have come back later.
Black Panther came out in February and certainly qualifies as a mega blockbuster at this point.
I should have cited Black Panther more as an exception. Goes for the original Deadpool (which also came out in February 2016). You get a few big movies, but a lot not so big in Feburary.
What are your thoughts on the Variety/THR speculation? Do you foresee a delay?
I think it's possible. I've been more skeptical than others, given the lack of a distributor/lack of secured financing. However, I found it amusing that this latest THR story didn't even cite its own April 4 story about how the distribution issue was delayed while MGM decided whether to sell itself or not.
It should also be noted that the Reddit guy recently said the musical/comedy (whichever it is) would be filmed first but would be shown after Bond 25. But the Universal announcement would appear to render that statement inoperative.
One would think they must have heard something from somewhere in order to report this though.
Because it wasn't a blockbuster property yet. Now that it is, future installments will likely not be released in the early year.