No Time to Die (2021)
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Bond must confront a deadly bioweapon and a ruthless villain in his final mission as 007.
The story
No Time to Die follows James Bond, who has retired from active service in MI6. He is recruited by the CIA to extract a kidnapped scientist carrying deadly DNA-targeting nanobots. This mission leads Bond to uncover a plot by the bioterrorist Lyutsifer Safin, who intends to use the nanobots to kill millions of people. Bond must navigate a dangerous landscape of international intrigue and personal history to stop the threat.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story begins with a flashback where Madeleine Swann witnesses her mother's murder by Lyutsifer Safin. In the present, Bond and Madeleine travel to Italy, where Bond is attacked by SPECTRE operatives. Five years later, Bond is tasked by his CIA ally Felix Leiter to extract scientist Valdo Obruchev from a party in Cuba. During the mission, Bond faces the threat of Project Heracles, a nanobot bioweapon. Bond eventually confronts the imprisoned Blofeld, who dies from exposure to the nanobots. Bond then reunites with Madeleine in Norway, where they discover a plot by Safin to distribute the nanobots. In a final confrontation at Safin's facility, Bond and Madeleine face off against Safin's forces. Bond ultimately sacrifices himself to ensure the destruction of the facility and the safety of Madeleine and her daughter, Mathilde, while confirming his love for them before he is killed by the resulting explosion.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 163
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Writers
- Neal Purvis · screenplay; Robert Wade · screenplay; Cary Joji Fukunaga · screenplay; Phoebe Waller-Bridge · screenplay; Neal Purvis · story; Robert Wade · story; Cary Joji Fukunaga · story
- Cast and characters
- Daniel Craig · James Bond; Léa Seydoux · Dr. Madeleine Swann; Rami Malek · Lyutsifer Safin; Lashana Lynch · Nomi; Ralph Fiennes · Gareth Mallory / M; Ben Whishaw · Q; Naomie Harris · Eve Moneypenny; Jeffrey Wright · Felix Leiter; Christoph Waltz · Ernst Stavro Blofeld; Ana de Armas · Paloma; David Dencik · Dr. Valdo Obruchev; Rory Kinnear · Bill Tanner
- Genres
- spy thriller; action drama; action thriller
- Themes
- sacrifice; legacy; family; trauma
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; bioterrorism; action; espionage
- Source material / true-story basis
- James Bond series
- Franchise connections
- James Bond
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was praised for its scale and the performance of Daniel Craig.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 68 · scale: 100 · review count: 67; PostTrak · score: 83% · scale: 100% · review count: 63% saying they would definitely recommend it
- Production trivia
- It is the only James Bond film to be distributed by United Artists Releasing.; It is the first time in the Bond series history that a composer has been replaced during post-production.; Billie Eilish is the youngest artist to record a Bond theme song.
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