'No Time to Die' will be Daniel Craig's fifth and the last outing as the iconic Ian Fleming spy, after having essayed the role in 'Casino Royale' (2006), 'Quantum of Solace' (2008), Skyfal (2012), and recently 'Spectre'(2015).
This is a relief for the fans of the 'Bond' franchise, as there have been troubling reports of a fallout between the director Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, Maniac and Sin Nombre) and the crew. The production was also halted by Daniel Craig's knee injury and incidents involving other on-set accidents.
In 'No Time To Die', Bond, who is leading a peaceful life in Jamaica pulled back into the world of international espionage when he is recruited to rescue a kidnapped scientist by Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright). The Globe-trotting spy finds himself hot on the trail of a mysterious villain who's armed with dangerous new technology.
With a title like 'No Time To Die', Fukunaga seems to go back to the old-school approach to his Bond film, taking from the likes of Sean Connery and Roger Moore.
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, 007 in... NO TIME TO DIE. Out in the UK on 3 April 2020 and 8 April 2020 in the US. #Bond25 #NoTimeToDie pic.twitter.com/qxYEnMhk2s
— James Bond (@007) August 20, 2019
'No Time To Die' is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, with 'Fleabag' creator Phoebe-Waller-Bridge taking a go at a screenplay written by Scott Z. Burns and Fukunaga himself. The 25th Bond film brings back familiar franchise faces like Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Lea Seydoux, Jeffrey Wright and Christopher Waltz from 'Spectre'
New to the mix is the Oscar-winner Rami Malek, who will be the foil to Craig's superspy along with the addition of Ana de Armas, Billy Magnussen, and 'Captain Marvel' breakout Lashana Lynch who is rumored to be taking over the 007 mantle from Daniel Craig.
'No Time To Die' is slated for an April 3, 2020, release in the United Kingdom and April 8, 2020 release in the United States.