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MGM, Universal and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on Twitter Wednesday that the film would be pushed back from its April release to November 2020.

The announcement cited consideration of the global theatrical marketplace in the decision to delay the release of the film. B次元官网网址淣o Time To DieB次元官网网址� will now hit theatres in the U.K. on Nov. 12 and worldwide on Nov. 25.

The Bond films make a significant portion of their profits from international markets. The last film, B次元官网网址淪pectre,B次元官网网址� made over $679 million from overseas theatres in 2015 with over $84 million of that total coming from China.

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Concerns had already been brewing around the imminent release and the global outbreak. Publicity plans in China, Japan and South Korea had previously been cancelled. And on Monday, the popular James Bond fan site MI6-HQ published an open letter to the producers urging them to delay the filmB次元官网网址檚 rollout.

B次元官网网址淚t is time to put public health above marketing release schedules and the cost of cancelling publicity events,B次元官网网址� the letter said.

Hollywood film release and production schedules have already been affected by the outbreak. Last week, Paramount Pictures halted production on the seventh B次元官网网址淢ission: ImpossibleB次元官网网址� film, which had been scheduled to shoot in Venice, Italy. The studio also postponed the Chinese release of B次元官网网址淪onic the Hedgehog.B次元官网网址�

The coronavirus outbreak emerged in China and has spread globally. In all, more than 94,000 people have contracted the virus worldwide, with more than 3,200 deaths.

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press

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