James Bond Fans Want 'No Time To Die' To Be Postponed Due To Coronavirus

Daniel Craig is donning the Bond suit for the last time in the upcoming movie “No Time To Die.” Craig and his fans want his last movie as the iconic character to be epic. But it seems the coronavirus outbreak is ruining their plans. The epidemic has forced the ardent fans of the franchise to urge the makers to postpone the release of the movie in the U.S. because of the threat.

The world’s most visited unofficial James Bond 007 website, MI6-HQ, has written an open letter to the makers, the production company, and the distributors to move the release date of the much-awaited 25th film in the highy-successful movie series.

Co-written by James Page, co-founder of the website, and David Leigh, founder of the James Bond dossier, the letter started by noting that the release date of “No Time To Die” should be postponed because of the life-threatening coronavirus. The writers requested the makers to put “public health” first and the release of the movie later. The letter also stated most of the major events in almost all the countries have been canceled or postponed due to the viral threat and large gatherings have also been restricted in countries like Italy and South Korea.

“With the Coronavirus reaching pandemic status, it is time to put public health above marketing release schedules and the cost of canceling publicity events. Major events around the world have already been canceled or postponed due to health risks. Developed nations that are suffering from community spread of the virus, including Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea have banned large public gatherings,” the letter stated.

All the countries mentioned above played a huge part in making “Spectre” a blockbuster hit. The countries amounted to 38% of the total global earnings of the previous film.

Citing the rising number of cases in the U.S., the writers explained that the coronavirus threat is getting bigger day by day and it is highly possible that many theatres will remain closed in the coming weeks.

“With a month to go before 'No Time to Die' opens worldwide, community spread of the virus is likely to be peaking in the United States. Today, Washington declared a state of emergency. There is a significant chance that cinemas will be closed, or their attendance severely reduced, by early April. Even if there are no legal restrictions on cinemas being open, to quote M in 'Skyfall ,' 'How safe do you feel?’” the letter stated.

The letter concluded by saying that it is “just a movie” and the fans can wait for a few more months to watch the film when the threat has receded.

The news of postponing the movie comes a couple of weeks after the makers decided to scrap the China tour due to coronavirus outbreak. According to a report, more than 70,000 theaters have been shut down since the deadly virus started spreading over the country.

According to CNN, six people have died in the U.S. due to COVID-19 and more than 3,000 people have lost their lives while battling the life-threatening disease.