The highly anticipated James Bond movie No Time To Die will reportedly have the world’s biggest premiere when it releases 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 UK event.
It has been claimed that those behind the scenes would like the premiere to take place in a major London stadium such as the Wembley Arena.
Wow! The James Bond film No Time To Die is ‘going to have the world’s biggest premiere with a budget of £ 10 MILLION’, it was reported Saturday (Photo: Daniel Craig)
A source speaking to the publication claimed: ‘They think they can hold the biggest personal premiere of the post-pandemic era, and have already set aside a whopping £ 10 million for an event in England that will mark the return of this kind. will announce. of flashy movie launches that everyone has missed in the past year.
They look at the biggest venues in London, starting with Wembley and from there, and have inquired about the Staples Center in Los Angeles for an American premiere.
“ MGM and the Bond team have never liked the idea of launching this movie without a red carpet event, which is one of the many reasons they’ve been rolling with all the delays. ”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for the James Bond franchise for further comment.
Big event: It has been claimed that those behind the scenes would like the premiere to take place in a large London stadium such as the Wembley Arena (photo: Ana de Armas)
The highly anticipated blockbuster has pushed back its scheduled premiere several times due to the Covid pandemic, having originally released in April 2020.
But following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the government hopes to end all lockdown restrictions on June 21, it was reported in February that the release of No Time To Die had been pushed back to September 30.
Reports surfaced of the release date change after Tom Linay, the Content Business Director of marketing company Digital Cinema Media, tweeted the news.
Exciting: The blockbuster has pushed back its planned premiere several times due to the Covid pandemic and is now scheduled for release on September 30
The final installment in Daniel Craig’s franchise will continue to be released in the United States on October 8 as scheduled.
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Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, No Time To Die has chosen to extend its release date rather than be released at a time when movie theaters are closed or forced to open with limited capacity.
Boris recently confirmed that cinemas in England will reopen with social distance measures on May 17, adding that he hopes all legal restrictions will be lifted on June 21 if the vaccination program continues.
Worth the wait: The final entry in Daniel Craig’s franchise will still be released in the United States on October 8 as scheduled (Photo: Rami Malek)
It comes just a month after No Time To Die changed the release date to early October from April 2, after being hit by the coronavirus pandemic several times.
The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was delayed until November before its release was changed again in April 2021 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 25th film in the franchise, No Time To Die finds Bond after leaving active duty and enjoying a quiet life in Jamaica when his old friend Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright, comes to the CIA for help.
Finally! No Time To Die was set to release April 2 after originally scheduled for April 2020, but has faced multiple delays due to the Covid pandemic
Bond leaves his seemingly happy life with Madeleine (Lea Seydoux) and returns to the field to face off against Safin (Rami Malek) armed with a new dangerous technology that could affect the world.
Producer Barbara Broccoli has already teased what fans can expect, saying the film will deliver a satisfying ending for Daniel’s Bond.
On the official James Bond podcast, she said: ‘It’s a culmination of everything his portrayal of the character has gone through and it connects all the storylines. It’s a pretty epic movie, I must say. ‘
End: The new release will be Daniel Craig’s last appearance as the spy after landing the 2006 role of Casino Royale. He has also starred in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Specter
After MGM pushed back the film’s release to April 2021 in October, MGM quashed rumors whether it planned to offer the film to streaming services for a $ 600 million one-year licensing deal.
We do not comment on rumors. The film is not for sale. The release of the film has been delayed to April 2021 to maintain the theatrical experience for moviegoers, ” an MGM spokesperson told Variety.
Bloomberg had reported that Netflix, Amazon, and Apple had all been approached about the possibility of the film being offered for Premium VOD.
Disclaimer: After the film was pushed back to April 2021 in October, MGM quashed rumors that it was thinking of offering the film to streaming services for a $ 600 million one-year licensing deal
However, according to Deadline.com, none of the streaming services was willing to pay more than half the amount the studio was looking for.
Lead actor Craig defended the decision of the James Bond producers to postpone the premiere of the new film in October last year.
Craig said on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, ‘This thing is just bigger than all of us. We want to release the film all over the world at the same time and this is not the right time. So crossing fingers April 2 will be our date. ‘
The new release will be Craig’s last appearance as the spy after landing the role of 2006’s Casino Royale. He has also starred in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Specter.
No! It has been reported that no streaming service was willing to pay more than half the amount the studio was looking for (photo: Ralph Fiennes Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear)