00:00On the same day that tickets went on sale for the 25th Bond film, No Time to Die,
00:14there have been calls for the movie's release date to be postponed.
00:17No Time to Die is due for an international rollout in early April, following its world premiere in London on March 31st.
00:24But as the impact of the coronavirus continues to spread internationally,
00:28a group of fans who have already endured three sets of delays have now urged producers E.ON and distributors MGM and Universal to push the release until the summer.
00:37History isn't kind to men who play God.
00:40In an open letter, writers for the biggest Bond fan blog, the MI6HQ website, said that the company should put public health above marketing release schedules.
00:49Co-written by James Page, co-founder of the website, and David Lee, founder of the James Bond dossier,
00:55the letter applauded the decision to cancel the film's publicity tours in China, South Korea, and Japan,
01:00and postpone its release in Hong Kong until April 30th.
01:03But looking at a potential hit on the film's box office haul,
01:06the letter stated that the developed nations that have banned or restricted large public gatherings
01:11to contain the community spread of coronavirus, including Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea,
01:18amounted to 38 percent of the total global earnings of the last Bond movie.
01:23The letter also anticipated how the virus could spread in the U.S., causing cinemas to close,
01:28or at least see reduced attendance.
01:30For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:32Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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