While it may be tiring now that
every other news article on Morgan
Magazine cannot seem to avoid mentioning the dreaded outbreak of the 2019
novel coronavirus, it cannot be helped due to the fact that its seemingly
unstoppable spread – over 80 countries around the world at last count – has escalated
concerns both in the social and economic spheres of mankind. Sporting events
have been either postponed or cancelled, which bodes ill for the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics. And then there are the movie premieres that have been pushed back to
later this year, though there are other movie releases that have resolved to stand
fast.
On the side of the postponements,
the 25th James Bond movie “No Time to Die” has been pushed by MGM,
Universal and EON Productions from its original April date up to November 2020.
According to CBS News, this
announcement came about in light of Bond film producers Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli deciding after careful consideration to err on the side of
caution. And this decision does not come lightly; the release delay is reported
to cost the studio and production crew $30 million. But their study showed that
if still released on April then “No Time to Die” will earn much less and lose
more than 30 million.
This film is the final Bond movie
to star Daniel Craig as Agent 007 James Bond, ever since his debut in 2006’s “Casino
Royale,” which rebooted the franchise more significantly that past actor
changes. Craig is third in the number of “James Bond” credits with five films,
to Sean Connery’s six and Roger Moore’s seven.
While the British super-spy has
figuratively gotten cold feet, another legend of the intelligence community in
fiction looks determined to see its Q2 release date through, despite the still
increasing number of COVID-19 infections. That would be “Black Widow,” the
first movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe season 4. Comic Book Resources reports that the super-heroine spy
portrayed by Scarlett Johansson is still pegging its premiere on May 1, during
the summer period that sees the best box-office returns outside of the
Holidays, if not, again, for the novel coronavirus.
“Black Widow” sees Johansson’s
Natasha Romanov, ex-SHIELD agent and Avenger, returning to her homeland in
Russia to take care of some unfinished business, alongside other agents of the
Widow program. The film also stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel
Weisz under director Cate Shortland.
“No Time to Die” on the other hand has Daniel
Craig co-starring with Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes and
Jeffrey Wright. New premiere dates are on November 12 (UK) and 25 (US).
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