#Coronavirus Outbreak Delays Fast And Furious 9 Until 2021

The coronavirus outbreak has caused a lot of disruption in the auto industry. First, the 2020 Geneva Motor Show was canceled just days before it was due to start, then the 2020 New York Auto Show was postponed from April 2020 to August 2020. Hollywood film releases are also being affected since theaters in some countries such as China have been shut down to prevent the virus from spreading further.

Last week, the upcoming James Bond film 'No Time to Die,' which will feature a lot of auto action including an opening car chase starring the Aston Martin DB5 and a destructive off-road chase featuring the new Land Rover Defender, was pushed back from April 2020 to November 2020. And now, perhaps unsurprisingly, Fast & Furious 9 is the latest film to suffer a long delay due to the coronavirus.

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qwertyfla1 - 3/13/2020 12:43:57 PM

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No big loss

runninglogan1 - 3/13/2020 7:08:10 PM

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Tell that to Universal.

MDarringer - 3/13/2020 7:29:59 PM

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Someone must have tanking stock in universal.

Carmaker1 - 3/14/2020 10:56:13 PM

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I hope that Universal is proud of their 2-year-old movie, because an 11-month delay is over the top, which is funny that I even care, since I haven't watched anything in this franchise since 2 Fast 2 Furious (in a party setting). I don't think I've ever watched the original in full.

As for Bond, quite unfortunate, AGAIN!!! Bond 25 was supposed to be out originally in November 2019, being shot from December 2018 to June 2019.

It got delayed annoyingly enough and was pushed back 2 times already to April 2020, ultimately shooting from April to Oct 2019. This is now the third time! First was director issues in 2018, second was Craig being injured on set, now this.

A good filmmaker does their best to limit the time spent between initial principal photography and the silver screen with or without special effects causing production hell, especially when product placement is involved.

Earlier Craig, as well as Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery Bond films typically kicked off shooting in January or spring, with release that very autumn (ie Dr. No: January 1962 start/October 1962 release; Goldeneye Jan 95/Nov 95 release; Casino Royale: Jan 2006/Nov 2006). Only one official Connery film (...Live Twice 1967) broke that strict Eon Productions staple, because of a summer release versus autumn.

Good luck to my former employers with promoting and touting around the new Defender which will be many months old by that time.

Should have just better managed to not delay the film originally into 2020 and got to work faster for an Xmas 2019 release vs 2020.

Reminds me of a movie from mid-late 1997 which was prominently based in a Jaguar dealership, yet shot in the first of half of 1996. There were no brand new XK8s anywhere to be found, as those went on sale in October 1996 stateside.

A glaring gaffe, showing off all those "brand new 1996 XJS'" as "1997 Jags", when '98 XK8s were rolling already rolling into real life showrooms.

I do feel for people regarding concerns about being in large gatherings and feel the right decisions were made, but let this be a lesson to Eon, not to procrastinate ever again, as you'll be beholden towards unforeseen societal forces just as much as anyone else.

It always feels weird watching movies that were shot nearly 2 years before release, versus less than a year as expected.

mini22 - 3/18/2020 6:41:28 PM

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Isn't great to be a backseat driver... Perhaps when we finally get to see 2 year old films they can re-cut them in vintage super eight and put them on Turner Classic Movies.