There are exceptions: Eon Prods., which shares ownership of the James Bond franchise and has contractual say on key elements including distribution, quickly reasserted that “No Time to Die,” opening worldwide between September 30 and October 8 this fall, will see its planned theatrical release (through United Artists domestically and Universal elsewhere).
The company recently released “Wrath of Man” with Jason Statham, which grossed $8.3 million in theaters, and after three weeks became available on Premium VOD. In addition to Bond, upcoming UA titles include Sundance 2021 comedy “How It Ends” starring and co-directed by Zoe Lister-Jones (July 20), the long-anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” starring Jennifer Hudson (August 13), animated sequel “The Addams Family II” (October 1), Ridley Scott’s fashion epic “Gucci” (November 24), the untitled Paul Thomas Anderson starring Bradley Cooper (November 26 limited, December 24 wide), and Joe Wright’s “Cyrano” (December 24 limited) starring Peter Dinklage. YouTube/screenshot
Other upcoming titles include “Dog” with Channing Tatum for February 18, 2022, Billy Porter’s “What If,” Ron Howard’s “13 Lives,” and George Miller’s “The Three Thousand Years of Longing.” Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
