James Bond movie release delayed until November

Thursday, 5 March 2020 at 12:20

The release of the next James Bond film has been pushed to November due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The film producers announced that the move to shift the release date from April to November was taken after "careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace".

MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, announced today that after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace, the release of NO TIME TO DIE will be postponed until November 2020. pic.twitter.com/a9h1RP5OKd
— James Bond (@007) March 4, 2020

It will now release on November 12 in the UK, and on November 25 in the US.

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