That date brings Bond back to November, which is a season he’s launched from largely going back to 1995’s Goldeneye (except for Tomorrow Never Dies which opened in the U.S/Canada on Dec. 19, 1997).
No Time to Die will now face off on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving with Warner Bros. Will Smith King Richard, Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, and Sony’s comedy The Happiest Season.
This is purely an economic decision we understand, and not one based on growing fears over the coronavirus.
Bond, and for the studios to stick to their original release plan would be a disservice to their partners in exhibition.
With theaters closing across Korea, Japan, Italy and France, there was a clear need to push the release of No Time to Die.
The release dates for Universal’s Dolittle and 1917, Searchlight Pictures’ Jojo Rabbit, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pixar’s Onward have all been postponed indefinitely.
The decision to movie No Time to Die, we hear, was fully supported by everyone involved with the movie. »
