"Bond 25" and "Fast and Furious 9" announced the change of release date at the same time

According to Variety, Universal Pictures announced that it has rescheduled the release date of "Fast & Furious 9" from April 10, 2020 to May 22 of the same year. This is the second time the series has come to the Memorial Day schedule since "Fast & Furious 6" in 2013. "Fast & Furious 6" director Justin Lin will also return to direct this film.

It has been three years since the release of "Fast & Furious 8" in April 2017. However, there is another "Fast & Furious" movie released this year, which is "Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw". This is the first spin-off movie of the "Fast & Furious" series, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, and is scheduled to be released in North America on August 2, 2019.

At the same time, the North American release date of "Bond 25", which is distributed overseas by Universal Pictures and distributed by MGM in North America, has been postponed by nearly two months, from February 14, 2020 to April 8 of the same year. This is also the second time that "Bond 25" has been postponed. The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 9, 2019.

The 25th Bond film is directed by Cary Fukunaga. Previously, there was a rumor about the change of director. The original director Danny Boyle suddenly announced his withdrawal due to creative differences with the producer and the leading actor Daniel Craig. The new director Cary Fukunaga previously directed the first season of the American TV series True Detective and won the Emmy Award for Best Director in a Drama Series.

In addition, Daniel Craig will continue to play 007 in "Bond 25", which may be his last time playing this role.