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Agreed but that's only if theaters in Asia will be open in November. Nothing indicates that to be the case, so I'm unsure what options they would have at that point.
I would fully support releasing it on streaming if things are not improved in 7 months. That way they can get it over with and start working on B26.
Delaying the film again to 2021 or 2022 or indefinitely means that much longer until they can make #26.
Unfortunately that is true yes.
I'm not even going to bother whatever I say any of you won't like anyway. The free jail cards are the apeazing certain groups and some fans of Billie eilish. Like I said I'm not even going to comment about any of your peoples reactions I know I did now but I'm not in the future. Just putting it out there it's a losing situation and battle to fight anyways all they do is go after me.
Yep like I said above I'm not even going to do anything
Oh okay, thanks. It does sound a bit out of place and, well, normal for a Bond film, but I guess I don't know exactly what she was suggesting.
Has anybody actually read the Times article I wonder? Why do we think it's mentioned in that?
There is a paywall on it unfortunately.
You've not read it then? Why did you quote it and say they'd put a tampon scene in? I don't follow...?
I really hope they consider that for NTTD if theaters aren't open by November. A delay to 2021 or 2022 would be insane.
@mtm Thats how the article started with the whole tampon thing and then it said if you want to read the rest you had to pay.
Also, those stickied threads at the top might as well be deleted for now, except for Billie's theme song.
That needn't even work as compensation, it's simply what the series should return to. It's not impossible and would earn them much more money at the end of the day (along with making it a shorter wait for those of us who haven't been impressed with the output recently). Two films since 2008 that I haven't cared for is painful.
Yeah, if idiots keep bringing up.
Not a bad idea.
Would they delay to 2021 or beyond if November doesn't work? Surely that would lose money as well.
Yeah I wouldn't mind those going: it's actually quite tricky to find the latest threads with all those cluttering the place up! :)
I don’t think it would help much to worry about that for now. Currently, they’ve said November, in the hopes this virus has gone or at least is less worse by then. It’s impossible to predict the situation in November, so I’d be in favour of keeping hope.
As things stand, we’ll see a new Bond movie in November, in cinemas. They’ll work on other solutions on an as-needed basis, but that’s currently not the plan or the intention.
Let us look forward to November, and count on a Bond film by then. This pessimistic viewpoint of ‘they’re gonna delay even more and the world is doomed’ is not something that’s helping us Bond fans going forward.
My “pessimistic viewpoint” is more based on the bad pattern we’ve seen with this movie. Problem after problem, delay after delay - is it really pessimistic if I’m just stating I think it will be delayed again at this point after everything we’ve seen? More like realistic now. Believe me, I really wish things were different, but it is what it is.
Yeah, true. A 2yr gap was what the Bond series was all about & should be. But with the harrowing production process these days, I just couldn't think of any other word than 'Compensate'. Even if it isn't ideal that way. Tough time to be a Bond fan though.
Well there's a whole new film waiting for us ready to be released in a few months' time: so there have been worse times! :)
I appreciate your optimism but I do not think the world is doomed nor have I ever said that. This a serious global problem but it is not the end of the world by any means.
But there is no evidence that this will be gone by November. If it is like other known coronaviruses, it may die down in the summer but will absolutely be back in the Fall. Scientists are saying it will likely be with us forever as a seasonal illness and will continue to be a huge problem until we develop a vaccine.
None of this bodes well for sticking to a November release. There is no indication movie theaters will be open anytime in the near future so I would much rather have them release it via streaming then potentially look at a 2022 release date.
I guess the best barometer would be if Black Widow and Fast & Furious keep their release dates and do decently well despite theaters being closed all over the world, Universal may have confidence that they can stick with November, but again, all available evidence points to the contrary.
I would be more than happy to be proven wrong as I've dying to see this film ever since Cary stepped onboard.
Indeed. They just need to get back to plotting and writing the next film while the current one is filming. That way, a script is complete by the time marketing has begun and you can begin casting, pre-production, et cetera, giving you a full year to get to filming (or even sooner, allotting more time for post).
NTTD is due to get a boost in Asia, but Mulan was meant to be a beast in the region. The film is tracking for $90 million in the USA opening weekend and will postpone its China release. This surely was the best strategy for NTTD as well.....simply delaying the release in some territories.
I think the decision ultimately came from MGM as they only really have a cash-cow with the Bond franchise. Disney can take the punt and loose out with Mulan and even Black Widow as they have films in Q3 and Q4 to pick up the slack. MGM don't.
They aren’t thinking in a long-term vision now. They needed another date because releasing it now would be box office suicide. And they probably picked November because that’s Bond’s usual release date, they know Bond does well in November as opposed to the summer.
No one can say what the virus will do in November. It might come back, it might be gone. If there’s another delay, they’ll make that decision in October or November, not now.
As for releasing it on streaming, Barbara Broccoli’s comments on the matter are that Bond is a cinematic adventure, and it needs a theatrical release. If necessary, there will be another delay. But you bet that she’ll move it to 2021 or 2022 first before she gives in to streaming.
But for now, November it is.
One has to wonder what impact piracy would have had if they had simply postponed certain regions for whatever amount of time. Anything over a month in a delay, and you'd be taking a hit in those regions.
Black Widow is the closest comparable to Bond in this situation I think. I'll be very curious to see how that does.
All very good points you've made. Thanks friend. Cheers.