Daniel Craig's No Time To Die Release Gets Delayed By Six Months
Daniel Craig-starrer Bond film No Time To Die has been postponed yet again. Originally set to release in April 2020, the film will now release on October 8, 2021
Daniel
Craig-starrer
Bond
film
No
Time
To
Die
has
been
postponed
yet
again.
Originally
set
to
release
in
April
2020,
the
film
will
now
release
on
October
8,
2021.
Reportedly,
the
latest
delay
has
been
caused
by
the
growing
cases
of
Coronavirus.
MGM
announced
the
change
in
release
date
on
Thursday
(January
21).
This
will
reportedly
mark
No
Time
To
Die's
third
delay
in
10
months
since
the
pandemic
started.
According
to
reports,
the
makers
are
concerned
about
covering
the
film's
massive
budget
of
USD
200
million
and
have
relied
on
global
ticketing
sales
in
the
past.
However,
due
to
theatres
still
closed
in
most
part
of
the
world
or
running
on
50%
capacity,
the
sales
are
bound
to
be
lower
than
expected.
Soon
after
MGM's
announcement,
Universal
Studios
revealed
that
their
Bob
Odenkirk-led
action
thriller
titled
Nobody
will
also
be
moving
from
February
26
to
April
2.
Some
more
films
have
also
been
delayed
by
Sony
including
Peter
Rabbit
2,
Ghostbusters:
Afterlife
and
Cinderella.
Coming
back
to
No
Time
To
Die,
the
film
directed
by
Cary
Joji
Fukunaga
is
the
25th
entry
in
the
Bond
franchise.
It
will
also
mark
the
leading
star
Daniel
Craig's
last
film
as
the
stylish
spy.
The
cast
also
includes
Rami
Malek
as
the
antagonist
Safin,
Lashana
Lynch
as
the
new
007
agent
and
Lea
Seydoux
as
Bond's
love
interest.
Ana
de
Armas,
Ben
Whishaw
and
Christoph
Waltz
will
also
be
seen
in
pivotal
roles.
According
to
reports,
Lashana
Lynch
is
all
set
to
take
on
the
role
of
007
agent
in
the
upcoming
sequel
in
the
franchise.
Lashana
will
be
the
first
female
Bond
to
lead
the
decades-old
franchise.
Meanwhile,
fans
are
speculating
that
Lynch
will
not
be
leading
the
franchise
as
Bond,
but
as
007
agent.