“MGM announced last summer that it would open Bond 25 on Nov. 8, 2019, but it’s unlikely to do so.”
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That’s according to Variety in an article reporting the release date of Danny Boyle’s unnamed project for Working Title scripted by Richard Curtis.
Source: Variety
While Variety gives no indications as to why the proposed release date could slip, MGM still has no distribution partner/co-financer. You should follow The Spy Command for why that is important.
Adding some weight to Variety’s assertion is the response of James Bond Live (run by MI6 HQ) to a comment by The Spy Command on Twitter:
Variety is just reporting what we’ve been given a heads up to over the past few weeks. A lot of nervousness over the date being pushed.
— James Bond (@jamesbondlive) April 17, 2018
If that November 2019 release date is to be met then shooting should commence in just seven or eight months. However there appears to be a distinct lack of progress compared with the other recent Bond films at this stage and so it is looking increasingly like 2020 is more likely.
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