The first major film to find itself delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the 25th James Bond feature, “No Time To Die.” And though the film was originally scheduled to hit theaters this week, but now arriving in November, filmmaker Cary Fukunaga says that he and his cast/crew aren’t doing anything to change the film, despite the months-long delay.
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Speaking to fans on Instagram, Fukunaga was asked if he was still working on “No Time To Die” since the film is now months away from being released. As he explained, it appears that there’s no need to work on the film, given that he’s already done. And even if he wanted to, there’s a big stumbling block preventing him from tinkering.
“Some people have asked me this and although more time would have been lovely, we had to put our pencils down when we finished our post-production window, which was thankfully before COVID shut everything else down,” said Fukunaga.
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As to why the filmmaker still won’t use the time to work on the film, despite him already being done with the project, he replied, “[The] short answer is money. And although Bond is a big movie, we still have to weigh cost with value. And like anything, you could tinker endlessly. The movie is great as it is, hope yall will feel [the] same too when it comes out.”
As mentioned, “No Time To Die” was expected to hit theaters worldwide this weekend, marking the first major blockbuster of the spring. However, with the global pandemic, the Bond film is now scheduled to arrive in theaters just in time for Thanksgiving, on November 25.