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Bond Stalls Again... But Not Because of COVID

Turns out James Bond's biggest foe is a phone. The new Bond film, No Time to Die, has been delayed so many times I just never believe it's coming out. Originally set for 2019 with Danny Boyle directing, then 2020 with Cary Fukanaga, now late 2021 in a hopefully corona-less world, Bond might be delayed again. This time, the delay is caused by one of Bond's least expected foes... old technology. That's right, No Time to Die was shot so long ago, that the cellphones Bond uses in the movie are now out of date. Nokia, the partner on Bond, has already debuted and sold the device he's using in the movie. They spent a lot of money on their product placement, and they do not want it to reflect a product they are no longer pushing. So Bond is going into reshoots to update the tech for a 2021 world. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 27 January, 2021

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