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Bond 25’s U.S. competition just got tougher.
Warner Bros. has rescheduled Wonder Woman 2, the sequel to this year’s hit, to Nov. 1, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter said. That’s six weeks earlier than it’s previous release date of Dec. 13 — and one week before Bond 25’s current U.S. date of Nov. 8, 2019.
Warners moved the Wonder Woman sequel after Walt Disney Co. moved Star Wars Episode IX to Dec. 20, 2019, THR said. That movie originally had a May 2019 release date. But the Star Wars entry changed directors (to J.J. Abrams from Colin Trevorrow), causing Disney to push back its release.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions announced the Nov. 8 date for Bond 25 in July. For the moment, there isn’t an official distributor for the 007 movie. However, Deadline: Hollywood reported on Sunday that MGM and Annapurna Pictures’ new distribution joint venture is close to being named the U.S. distributor of Bond 25. An international distributor hasn’t been decided, Deadline said.
If the Nov. 8 date stands, Bond 25 will have major competition in the U.S. from the second weekend of Wonder Woman 2. (Bond 25 is to come out earlier internationally but a date hasn’t been specified.) Patty Jenkins, who directed this year’s film, is scheduled to helm the sequel.
One potential caveat: Page Six, the New York Post’s gossip operation, on Nov. 11 reported that Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is balking at playing the character again if producer-mogul Brett Ratner’s RatPac-Dune is involved with Wonder Woman 2. Warner Bros. has called that story false.
RatPac-Dune has helped finance a number of Warner Bros. movies over the past few years, including Wonder Woman. Ratner, meanwhile, has been accused of sexual misconduct.
On the other hand, given how Wonder Woman was both a critical and box office hit, Warner Bros. has incentive to get Gadot back. She has been a major part of the marketing for Justice League, which comes out this week.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times reported separately that the RatPac-Dune deal with Warner Bros. expires in spring 2018 and likely won’t affect Wonder Woman 2.
Footnote: Warner Bros. has been among those studios vying to be a Bond 25 distributor.
Filed under: Comic book movies, James Bond Films | Tagged: Annapurna Pictures, Bond 25, Brett Ratner, Gal Gadot, Justice League, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Patty Jenkins, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2 |
The Spy Command 
WB – “Let us distribute 007 and we will move Wonder Woman out of the way by a week or so”
Could be a strategy…..
I Like Dave R. response. suppose everything goes as planned for Bond 25 release in the u.s. November 2019. and Warner Bros. have they’re Distribution Deal for Bond 25 ? Wonder woman or Bond 25 dates would be Changed so theres not Conflict of interest at the Box-office. As i always say its just my opinion, but something to think about.