No Time to Die delayed until April 2nd, 2021 (Page 2 of 7)

This is disappointing obviously but I am not even angry at this point just completely over it to be honest. It's still EON's fault - because if they had of stuck with their second release date of Feb 14 2020 this film and Craig would be old news by now.

The one thing that really irritates me is their recent marketing campaign. The Eilish clip, the podcast, all the posters and trailers - They would have known full well two weeks ago that they were going to delay so why continue to mess with fan expectations?

This will have to be the last delay. Any further delays and the public will lack interest for a bond film that is 2 years old.

Yes, one would think there was some syncronization between her people and EON.

I know they can see the present, that's not my point, my point is - why April 2021? The world might be no better at that point.

So I say they should have just released it VOD and accept it won't do as well financially.

I know the world is in a terrible state, I'm not denying it, but it's when they promise release dates that gets on my nerves. They can't promise April 2021, unless they have that crystal ball.

I know, but theatrical release and big screen experience is in the DNA of Bond. It's event cinema. They will resist and resist and resist VoD, rightly or wrongly. I lean the former by preference.

They're taking the same punt other movies are that 2021 will have seen progress. They're obviously balancing that against wanting to get the film out ASAP so they've gone for what they probably see as the minimum viable delay of 6 months as opposed to late 21 which might be safer but maybe difficult for all sorts of reasons.

It sucks but they're just following their own profile and the rest of the industry.

'tis true. Although I do believe there's a stunning film sitting in the can...here's hoping it makes all the   Brexit fade away when it finally rolls.

No small irony of course that the person most desperate for the next chapter is probably DC himself! 

Praise to the forum admins for brightening a disappointing evening with the discovery that certain expletives are replaced with Brexit!  

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Yep, probably going to piss off FNF fans who aren’t into Bond.

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Oh I wouldn't have thought so, plenty of time to cancel. Not ideal for anyone but not much point in doing it now.

All you say could come to pass.

But if they want a theatrical release they don't have any choice today but to delay. And they're making the same decision, Marvel, DC and others did over the last few weeks.

October 5th they should announce dropping on VOD and put everyone out of their misery.
You've already killed the theatres by delaying anyway. How many cinemas will still be in business for next year?

Theaters are open in much of the US and, guess what, people aren't going. Business owners may want people to behave as if there is no pandemic, but we won't. I have no doubt that cinema will be changed forever by this. But so will many things. Restaurants, airline travel, business meetings, fashion, etc.

The thing about this latest postponement that galls me is thinking of all the delays prior to the pandemic. If they'd even stuck with their February 14, 2020 date, they'd have been fine and had the highest grossing film of the year. The movie would be have made a mint on-demand and Blu-Ray while people were stuck at home, too.

Most casual, general audience types don't know a film's release until they see ads for it. People's memories are fickle and short — once it's March and they see ads during the March Madness games, they'll go see it.