The film adopts extensive imagery from the 1605 Gunpowder Plot , in which a group of Catholic conspirators plotted to destroy the then Houses of Parliament in order to spark a revolution in England . The film was originally scheduled for release on the weekend of November 5 , 2005 , the Plot 's 400th anniversary , with the tag line " Remember , remember the 5th of November " , taken from a traditional British rhyme memorialising the event . However , the marketing angle lost much of its value when the release date was pushed back to March 17 , 2006 . Many have speculated that the delay was caused by the London tube bombing on the July 7 and the failed July 21 bombing . The filmmakers have denied this , saying that the delays were due to the need for more time to finish the visual effects production . '' V for Vendetta '' had its first major premiere on December 11 , 2005 , at Butt-Numb-A-Thon , followed by a premiere on February 13 , 2006 at the Berlin Film Festival . It opened for general release on March 17 , 2006 in 3,365 cinemas in the United States , the United Kingdom and six other countries
July 21 bombing
21 July 2005 London bombings
V for Vendetta (film)