James Bond has failed to dodge the effects of the coronavirus . The latest installment of the franchise inspired by Ian Fleming's character, No Time to Die , will be released in November and not in April as planned, the first major Hollywood premiere that is affected by global fear of the pathogen. Now, Daniel Craig's last exercise as Agent 007 will hit theaters on November 12 in the United Kingdom, one of the countries affected by the outbreak.

The preview of the film directed by Cary Fukunaga was scheduled for March 31 in London, followed by a global premiere on April 10 . However, the situation has worsened dramatically in British territory, with 36 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours. In total there are already 87 people with coronaviruses.

The infections have already reached more than 90,000 people worldwide, with a figure of 3,249 dead so far, which has forced the closure of public spaces such as movie theaters in China , the main focus of infections. More than 70,000 remain closed, with losses estimated at 2,000 million dollars alone in the Asian giant and up to 5,000 million in the rest of the world , according to analysts cited by The Hollywood Reporter.

In countries such as Italy and North Korea, the decrease in collection at the box office has been very significant , up to 80%. Hence, some premieres are being affected and postponed for a few months.

"MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, announced on Wednesday that, after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global movie theater market, the premiere of No Time To Die will be postponed until November 2020, "they said in a statement distributed by the three studies.

A priori, it seems the most logical move to avoid a hit at the box office of a brand that has worked very well with Craig as the protagonist. His previous four films making Bond, Specter, Skyfall, Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale , entered a combined total of $ 3.2 billion, almost half of the total raised in franchise history.

The expectation with No Time To Die is that it surpasses Skyfall , the crown jewel in financial terms. He managed to enter 1.1 billion dollars worldwide in 2012 . Being the last of Craig and number 25 of the saga, it has enough arguments to sign a good performance, as long as a pandemic does not prevent it.

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