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The perennial MI6 agent with a license to kill is getting yet another new release date:

Bond 25 has been moved once again. This time it was pushed from February 14, 2020 to April 8, 2020.

So, if you were planning to take your Special Someone to see the next James Bond movie next Valentine's Day, it's back to flowers and candy for you. Or it's back to the Disney film that's supposed to be opening that day. Or it's back for another viewing of the DCEU's Birds of Prey.

This is just the latest date change for what is expected to be Daniel Craig's final movie as James Bond. Production was supposed to start in December 2018 with a release date of November 8, 2019 in the U.S. But some twists entered the story through director Danny Boyle quitting from creative differences. Cary Joji Fukunaga was hired as the new director, with production rescheduled to start on March 4, 2019 for a release date of Valentine's Day 2020. But that was just recently changed to April 8, 2020.

...and in the process, is getting something of a script re-write/overhaul as well:

According to The Playlist, [writer Scott Z. Burns] is coming in to give Bond 25 an "overhaul," since the powers that be aren't exactly happy with the way the project's shaping up. Burns has been courted by Bond producers in the past, but this is the first time the writer had time in his schedule to lend his talents to MI6. In addition to Bourne Ultimatum, Burns is best known for his Steven Soderbergh collaborations, like Side Effects and Contagion. His latest film, The Report, screened to much acclaim at Sundance.

Given the mixed reception to Spectre, it's understandable why EON would want to start over and revamp the Bond 25 script. With this being Craig's farewell tour, everyone involved wishes to see the actor ride off on a high note. While Craig himself has always delivered strong performances as 007, the films around him are of varying quality. The incredible heights of Casino Royale and Skyfall are dampened a bit by lackluster outings Quantum of Solace and Spectre. It would be a shame if audiences' last memory of Craig as Bond was another underwhelming installment. Especially after Mission: Impossible - Fallout, a case can be made Bond has fallen down the spy franchise hierarchy, and EON would like a massive hit to put their prized property back in viewers' good graces.

Cue the famous Monty Norman theme music....