According to reports, the highly anticipated James Bond film No Time To Die will have its biggest release in the world when it premieres in September.
According to reports from The Mirror on Saturday, MGM and the film’s producers are said to have set aside £ 10 million for the big event in the UK.
It was claimed that behind the scenes they want the premiere to take place in a large London stadium like Wembley Arena.
Wow! The James Bond film No Time To Die “will have the largest premiere in the world with a budget of £ 10 million,” it was reported on Saturday (pictured: Daniel Craig)
A source who spoke to the publication stated: “They believe they can get the biggest person premiere of the post-pandemic era, and have already set aside the whopping £ 10 million for an event in England that will signal the return of such showy movie releases that everyone has missed over the last year.
“They’re seeing the biggest venues in London, starting at Wembley and going down from there, and they’ve asked about the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a U.S. premiere.
“MGM and the Bond team have never liked the idea of releasing this film without a red carpet event, which is one of the many reasons why they have filed all the delays.”
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Big event: It was stated that those behind the scenes want the premiere to take place in a large London stadium such as the Wembley Arena (pictured: Anne of Arms)
The long-awaited blockbuster has seen its planned release postponed several times due to the Covid pandemic, after it was released in April 2020.
But following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the government hopes to end all blockade restrictions on June 21, in February it was reported that the release of No Time To Die has been brought forward to September 30.
Reports surfaced about the change in release date after Tom Linay, who is the commercial director of content for marketing company Digital Cinema Media, tweeted the news.
Exciting: the blockbuster has seen its planned release fold several times due to the Covid pandemic and is now scheduled to be released on September 30
The final entry into the franchise to star Daniel Craig will still premiere in the United States on October 8, as planned.
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Since the Covid pandemic began, No Time To Die has opted to roll back its release date instead of leaving at a time when cinemas are closed or forced to open with limited capacity.
Boris recently confirmed that cinemas in England will reopen on May 17 with social distancing measures in place, adding that all legal restrictions are expected to be removed on June 21 if the vaccination program continues.
It’s worth the wait: the final entry into the franchise for Daniel Craig’s star will still be released in the United States on October 8 as planned (pictured: Rami Malek)
It comes a month after No Time To Die changed the release date in early October from April 2, after being hit by several delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was postponed until November before changing version back to April 2021 in light of the pandemic. of coronavirus.
No Time To Die is the franchise’s 25th film and finds Bond after leaving active service and enjoying a quiet life in Jamaica when his old friend Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright, of the CIA appears asking for help.
Finally! No Time To Die would be released on April 2 after it was initially scheduled for April 2020, but has faced several delays due to the Covid pandemic
Leaving his seemingly happy life with Madeleine (Lea Seydoux), Bond returns to the field to confront Safin (Rami Malek), who is armed with a dangerous new technology that could affect the world.
Producer Barbara Broccoli has already mocked what fans can expect and said the film will give Daniel’s Bond a satisfying ending.
Speaking on the official James Bond podcast, he said, “It’s the culmination of everything his character performance has gone through and it ties all the plots together. It’s a pretty epic movie, I have to say.
Final: The new release will be the final departure of Daniel Craig as a spy after securing the role of Casino Royale in 2006. He has also starred in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Specter
After pushing the release of the film in April 2021 to October, MGM dismissed rumors about whether it intended to offer the film to broadcast services by a one-year license agreement of $ 600 million.
“We do not comment on rumors. The film is not for sale. The premiere of the film has been postponed until April 2021 in order to preserve the theatrical experience for moviegoers,” he told Variety a spokesman for MGM.
Bloomberg had reported that Netflix, Amazon and Apple had been asked for the possibility of the film being offered on VOD Premium.
Denial: After bringing the film closer in April 2021 to October, MGM dismissed rumors that it was considering offering the film to broadcast services by a one-year license agreement. $ 600 million.
However, according to Deadline.com, none of the broadcast services were willing to place more than half of the amount the studio was looking for.
Lead actor Craig defended the James Bond producers’ decision to delay the release of the new film in October last year.
Speaking on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Craig said, “This is bigger than all of us. We want to release the film at the same time around the world and it’s not the right time. So our fingers will cross the 2 d “April will be our date.”
The new release will be Craig’s final outing as a spy after securing the role of Casino Royale in 2006. He has also starred in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Specter.
No, no! It was reported that no transmission service had been willing to place more than half the amount the studio was looking for (pictured: Ralph Fiennes Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear)