“No Time to Die” is the 25th James Bond film and the fifth and final one to star Daniel Craig as James Bond. Here are 15 facts about the movie:
- Director. The film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and co-written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
- Cast. The film stars Daniel Craig as James Bond, with returning cast members including Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as Q, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter, and Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
- New members. New cast members include Ana de Armas as Paloma, Lashana Lynch as Nomi, and Rami Malek as Safin, the film’s main villain.
- Delays. “No Time to Die” was originally scheduled to be released in April 2020, but was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was finally released on September 30, 2021, in the United Kingdom, and on October 8, 2021, in the United States.
- Score. The film’s title song, “No Time to Die,” was performed by Billie Eilish and co-written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell.
- Set locations. The film was shot in various locations around the world, including Norway, Jamaica, Italy, and Scotland.
- Synopsis. The film’s plot follows James Bond as he is recruited by his former colleague Felix Leiter to help rescue a kidnapped scientist. Bond soon discovers that he is up against a new villain who has a dangerous new technology.
- Film length. “No Time to Die” is the longest James Bond film to date, with a runtime of 163 minutes.
- Film cars. The film features several Aston Martin cars, including the DB5, DBS Superleggera, and Valhalla.
- New ownership. “No Time to Die” is the first James Bond film to be released by Universal Pictures, after the studio won the distribution rights from MGM.
- Film set. The film features a number of action set pieces, including a car chase through the streets of Matera, Italy, and a sequence set on a bridge in Norway.
- Critics. “No Time to Die” has received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Craig’s performance and the film’s action sequences.
- In memoriam. The film was dedicated to the memory of Michael G. Wilson’s stepfather, Albert R. Broccoli, who co-founded the James Bond film franchise.
- Past Bonds. The film features several nods to previous James Bond films, including references to “Goldfinger” and “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”
- The end. “No Time to Die” marks the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond, after he played the role in five films over a period of 15 years.
