No Time to Die, the next James Bond film, has been delayed once again.
According to Variety, the movie will now premiere on Oct. 8. The news comes about two weeks after Dutch exhibitor Carlo Lambregts claimed the film would move from its April 2 release date to sometime in November.
No Time to Die was originally slated to hit theaters on April 10, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the film was pushed to Nov. 20, 2020 and then April 2. MGM, the studio behind No Time to Die, was reportedly in negotiations to sell the film to a streamer like Netflix or Apple TV+. However, MGM's partner EON Productions, put a stop to those negotiations, despite the immense pressure MGM is under to sell the film due to the pandemic shutting down theaters.
In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Directed and co-written by Cary Fukunaga, No Time to Die stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek. The film arrives in theaters Oct 8.
Source:Â Variety