Delaying James Bond Means Even More Misery for Movie Theaters
- Cineworld poised to shut U.K, U.S. theaters as fans stay home
- James Bond film delayed to April; ‘Tenet’ box office falls 21%
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The bad news is flowing without relent in the film industry, where a major theater chain is poised to close movie houses in the U.S. and U.K. and the next James Bond adventure has been pushed into April because of the global pandemic.
Cineworld Group Plc is within days of shuttering its U.K. theaters and the operations of its Regal Entertainment Group in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter said Sunday. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Friday canceled the November debut -- already delayed from last April -- of the Bond movie “No Time to Die,” one of the few big films left on the 2020 release calendar.