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The release of upcoming James Bond film 'No Time to Die' has been pushed back from April to November.

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00:00The release of the upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die, has been pushed back from April

00:13all the way to November due to the coronavirus outbreak. This makes it the first Hollywood

00:18tentpole to shift its global rollout because of the coronavirus outbreak. The 25th installment

00:23in the iconic spy franchise will commence its run on November 12th in the UK, followed by the U.S.

00:28on November 25th.

00:34Why would I betray you? We all have our secrets. We just didn't get to yours yet.

00:39The final outing of Daniel Craig's 007 had been due to begin rolling out internationally in early

00:44April, following a March 31st world premiere in London. It was scheduled to open in North America

00:49on April 10th. Relocating a tentpole and restarting a marketing campaign that was in full swing is a

00:55huge task. But insiders say hundreds of millions of dollars hung in the balance of the ongoing

01:01cinema blackout in China and a downturn in moviegoing in markets where coronavirus is a major

01:06issue, including South Korea, Italy and Japan. And there's concern that by early April other

01:12markets could be impacted.

01:14Earlier this week, MGM, Universal and Eon received an open letter from the biggest Bond fan blog,

01:19MI6HQ, calling on the companies to delay the launch due to the coronavirus outbreak and, quote,

01:25put public health above marketing release schedules. Aside from the concerns over audience members,

01:30the letter said the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could seriously impact the film's box office

01:35performance. For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:40I'm Tiffany Taylor.