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|image = No Time to Die poster 33.jpg
|caption = 
|bond = [[Daniel Craig]]
|writer = [[Ian Fleming]] <small>(Characters)</small>
|producer = [[Michael G. Wilson]],<br>[[Barbara Broccoli]]
|screenplay = [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]],<br>
Cary Joji Fukunaga,<br>
[[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]]
|director = [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]]<ref name="007Twitter2"/>
|editing = Tom Cross,<br>
Elliot Graham
|budget = $245 million<ref name="budget">{{cite web |url= https://screenrant.com/james-bond-25-no-time-die-budget/|title= No Time To Die Budget Revealed: The Most Expensive Bond Film Ever|accessdate=2020-01-10 |author= Sandy Schaefer|authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 6 November 2019|year= 2019|month= November |format= |work= |publisher= Screenrant|pages= |language= en-US|archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>
|gross = 
|song = "[[No Time to Die (song)|No Time to Die]]"
|music = [[Hans Zimmer]]<ref name="Variety2"/>
|composer = [[Billie Eilish]], [[Finneas O'Connell]]<ref name="007Twitter3"/>
|performer = Billie Eilish<ref name="007Twitter3"/>
|distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]<ref name="Variety1"/>
[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
|released = September 30, 2021 <small>(United Kingdom)</small><ref name="UKSeptemberDate">https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a35610606/no-time-to-die-release-date-uk-2021-james-bond/</ref><br>October 8, 2021 <small>(United States)</small><ref name="ReleaseDateAgain">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/no-time-to-die-release-date-delay-james-bond-1234883484/|title=‘No Time to Die’ Delays Release Date Again|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|work=Deadline|date=January 21, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2021}}</ref>
|runtime = 
|preceded_by = ''[[Spectre (film)|Spectre]]''
|followed_by = 
}}
'''''No Time to Die''''' is the twenty-fifth film in the ''[[James Bond films|James Bond]]'' [[James Bond films|series]] produced by [[EON Productions]] for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. Like several previous films, ''No Time To Die'' will be written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] and will feature actor [[Daniel Craig]] in his fifth and final performance as [[James Bond (Daniel Craig)|James Bond]] as Craig stated he will not return as Bond in the future.<ref name="GuardianAugust">{{cite news|title=Daniel Craig confirms he will play James Bond again|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/16/daniel-craig-confirms-he-will-play-james-bond-again|first=Hannah|last=Ellis-Petersen|work=The Guardian|date=August 16 2017|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref> The film will be directed by [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]], with projected release dates of September 30, 2021, in the United Kingdom,<ref name="UKSeptemberDate" /> and October 8, 2021, in the United States.<ref name="ReleaseDateAgain" /> 





==Plot==
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==Production==
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===Development===
In July of 2016, producer [[Barbara Broccoli]] mentioned that the then-untitled 25th ''James Bond'' film, would likely be released in 2018.<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/new-james-bond-movie-might-be-delayed-until-2018-2016-7</ref> In April 2017, Broccoli mentioned that [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] had drafted "Bond 25" and were ready to write a script.<ref>4/4/17 — [https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3251829/james-bond-star-daniel-craig-is-ready-to-do-a-final-bond-after-being-persuaded-by-producer-barbara-broccoli/ TheSun.com — James Bond star Daniel Craig is ‘ready to do a final Bond’ after being persuaded by producer Barbara Broccoli]</ref> On June 9th 2017, the film was said to be released in 2019 if shooting began in 2018.<ref>http://screenrant.com/daniel-craig-return-james-bond-25/</ref> Speculation ended on July 24th 2017 with an official announcement that Bond 25's intended US release date would be November 8th 2019 with traditional earlier releases in the UK.<ref name="Bond25July">{{cite news|url=http://www.007.com/bond-25-announcement/|title=BOND 25 ANNOUNCEMENT - James Bond to return in 2019|work=007.com|date=July 24 2017}}</ref> Consistent with previous 007 titles including ''Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall'' and ''Spectre'', the projected UK release date was later confirmed to be October 25th, 2019.<ref name="007Twitter1" /> Writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade were officially announced to be returning, along with producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.<ref name="Bond25July" />

On 14th March 2018, British director [[Danny Boyle]] confirmed plans to handle directorial duties for ''No Time To Die'', during a screening of the filmmaker's 2018 television series ''[[wikipedia:Trust (U.S. TV series)|Trust]]''. Boyle confirmed that collaborative partner, John Hodge, is "currently expanding an idea the pair had for 007 into a script."<ref name="MetroBoyle">{{cite news|url=https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/danny-boyle-confirms-that-he-is-directing-james-bond-25|title=Danny Boyle confirms he is directing ‘James Bond 25,’ will shoot at the end of the year|work=Metro|date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> Boyle previously directed ''[[Happy & Glorious]]'', a short film starring Daniel Craig as 007, produced by the [[BBC]] as part of the [[007 franchise timeline#2012|2012]] Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The news was subsequently officially confirmed by MGM,<ref name="007Twitter1" /> with production officially set to begin on December 3rd, 2018.<ref name="007Twitter1">[https://twitter.com/007/status/999904752346451969 "James Bond on Twitter"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved 2018-05-25.</ref> However, on 21st August 2018 it was announced Boyle had pulled out due to "creative differences"<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45265336 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45265336]James Bond: Danny Boyle pulls out of directing next film</ref>.

On 14th September 2018, reports emerged that veteran writers [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] were rehired to produce a new script for ''No Time To Die''<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/14/james-bond-25-007-writers-neal-purvis-robert-wade-rehired]Veteran 007 writers Purvis and Wade rehired to salvage Bond 25</ref>. On 20th September 2018, it was officially announced that [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]] was confirmed to direct ''No Time To Die'', taking over from Boyle. It was also announced that the film's release date would be pushed back to 14th February 2020, with filming commencing on 19 March 2019.<ref name="007Twitter2">{{Cite news|title = James Bond on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/007/status/1042688562335047681|work = Twitter|access-date = 2018-09-20|language = en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chu|first=Henry
|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/james-bond-25-cary-joji-fukunaga-director-1202950078/|title=Cary Joji Fukunaga to Direct New James Bond Film|publisher=''Variety''|date=September 20, 2018|accessdate=September 20, 2018}}</ref> On February 15, 2019, it was announced that the release date was again pushed back to 8 April 2020 in order to give Fukunaga more time.<ref name="ReleaseDate">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/no-time-to-die-delayed-to-easter-2021-1234590519/|title=‘No Time To Die’ Delayed To Easter Weekend 2021 As Pandemic Takes Grip At Box Office|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=Deadline|date=October 2, 2020|accessdate=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

On 20 August 2019, the title of ''Bond 25'' was revealed to be ''No Time to Die''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 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 #NoTimeToDiepic.twitter.com/qxYEnMhk2s|url = https://twitter.com/007/status/1163843400644403200?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet|website = @007|date = 2019-08-20|access-date = 2019-08-20|language = en|first = James|last = Bond}}</ref> In the same year, Aston Martin confirmed that the DB5 and the V8 Vantage Volante will return, and they will be joined by the DBS Superleggera and the Valhalla, making their Bond debuts.

On 4 March 2020, the release date for ''No Time to Die'' was pushed back again to 12 November 2020 in the United Kingdom and 25 November 2020 in the United States, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 13 June 2020, the release date in the United States was moved up by 5 weeks to 20 November. However, on October 2, 2020, the film was again delayed, this time to April 2, 2021 in the United States and an uncertain date in 2021 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="ReleaseDate" />

On January 21, 2021, it was delayed again to October 8, 2021, for the United States.<ref name="ReleaseDateAgain" /> On February 24, it was announced to be releasing in the United Kingdom earlier on September 30, 2021.<ref name="UKSeptemberDate" /> On April 3, 2021, it was reported that Daniel Craig is planning a worldwide tour of the film in place of the red-carpet premieres that normally accompany such a film.<ref name="WorldTour">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9433897/Daniel-Craig-planning-worldwide-promotion-tour-final-James-Bond-film-No-Time-Die.html|title=Daniel Craig 'is planning a worldwide in-person promotion tour' for his final James Bond film No Time To Die after red carpet premieres were halted by Covid crisis|first=Clare|last=McCarthy|date=April 3, 2021|accessdate=April 6, 2021|publisher=Daily Mail}}</ref>

===Music===
On January 6th 2020, ''Variety'' reported that composer, [[Hans Zimmer]], would be replacing Dan Romer, who had previously been announced as scoring the film. "Creative differences" were cited to have been the reason for Romer's dismissal.<ref name="Variety2">{{cite news|URL=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hans-zimmer-james-bond-composer-no-time-to-die-1203458908/|title=‘No Time to Die’: Hans Zimmer Takes Over as Composer on Bond Movie (EXCLUSIVE)|publisher=Variety|date=January 6th 2020}}</ref> A week later, on January 14th, the producers officially announced that the film's theme song would be penned by American sibling songwriters, [[Billie Eilish]] and [[Finneas O'Connell]].<ref name="007Twitter3">{{Cite news|title = James Bond on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/007/status/1217114730831237121|work = Twitter|access-date = 2020-01-14|language = en|date=January 14th 2020}}</ref> To date, Eilish is the youngest artist in history to write and record a James Bond theme song.<ref name="007Twitter3" />

===Casting===
In April 2017, actor Daniel Craig mentioned he was open to returning for a final Bond film.<ref>4/4/17 — [https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3251829/james-bond-star-daniel-craig-is-ready-to-do-a-final-bond-after-being-persuaded-by-producer-barbara-broccoli/ TheSun.com — James Bond star Daniel Craig is ‘ready to do a final Bond’ after being persuaded by producer Barbara Broccoli]</ref> Speaking on American talk show ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' on August 15 2017 Craig ended speculation and confirmed he would play [[James Bond (Daniel Craig)|Bond]] for a fifth and final time. Craig's renewed enthusiasm for the role marks a change of mind after comments he made in 2015, which he explained as the product of exhaustion.<ref name="GuardianAugust" /><ref>[http://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-craig-james-bond-confirm-movie-stephen-colbert-1202529277/ Daniel Craig Returning as James Bond for Bond 25]</ref>

Despite also making comments to the contrary in October 2017<ref>"Christoph Waltz Isn't Returning for Bond 25". ''Screen Rant''. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-18.</ref>, [[Christoph Waltz]] was confirmed as reprising his role as [[Blofeld (Christoph Waltz)|Blofeld]] in the first trailer.<ref name="NTTD_trailer1">{{cite video |people= Various|year= 2019|title= NO TIME TO DIE Trailer UK|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og2vYP7VzUs|format= YouTube|medium= |language= En|trans_title= |publisher= James Bond 007 (official)|location= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |time= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</ref>. In April 2019, it was confirmed that Academy Award-winning actor, [[Rami Malek]], had signed on to portray the villain, [[Safin]].<ref>25/4/19 — [https://www.007.com/bond-25-start-of-production/ Bond 25 Start of Production - Filming gets underway on new 007 adventure]</ref>

In the official conference of April 2019 was confirmed<ref>25/4/19 — [https://www.007.com/bond-25-start-of-production/ Bond 25 Start of Production - Filming gets underway on new 007 adventure]</ref>, the rest of the cast: [[Ana De Armas|Ana de Armas]] as [[Paloma]],<ref>25/4/19 — [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1869101/ IMDb credit listing — Ana de Armas profile at IMDb]</ref> [[Billy Magnussen]], [[Dali Benssalah]], [[David Dencik]] and [[Lashana Lynch]]. It has been confirmed that [[Léa Seydoux]] will reprise her role as [[Madeleine Swann]], [[Naomie Harris]] as [[Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris)|Miss Moneypenny]], [[Ralph Fiennes]] as [[M (Ralph Fiennes)|M]], [[Ben Whishaw]] as [[Q (Ben Whishaw)|Q]], [[Rory Kinnear]] as [[Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear)|Bill Tanner]], and [[Jeffrey Wright]] as [[Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright)|Felix Leiter]].

===Distribution===
Following the 2015 release of ''Spectre'', [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]'s four-film contract to market and distribute the ''James Bond'' films officially expired.<ref name="NYTimes1">{{cite news|URL=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/media/james-bond-sony-mgm-eon-productions.html?_r=2|title=Five Studios’ Mission: Winning the Distribution Rights to James Bond|publisher=New York Times|date=April 20th 2017}}</ref> While [[MGM]] and EON Productions are the studios responsible for producing the ''007'' movies neither of them is a distributor; hence necessitating a partnership with another studio that has that ability. Reportedly, Sony, Warner Bros, Annapurna, Fox and Universal are all pursuing distribution rights to the franchise, valued at between $2bn and $5bn (£1.5bn-£3.8bn), according to Hollywood Reporter.<ref name="deadline1">{{cite news|URL=http://deadline.com/2015/10/daniel-craig-james-bond-sony-warner-bros-mgm-daniel-craig-1201528241/|title=The Stakes Behind The James Bond Rights Auction As Warner Bros And Others Try To Win 007’s Loyalties From Sony|publisher=Deadline|date=7 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="deadline2">{{cite news|URL=http://deadline.com/2017/07/james-bond-movie-release-date-bond-25-1202134913/|title=New James Bond Movie Sets 2019 Release Date, But Not Much Else|publisher=Deadline|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref> Notably, MGM and EON are only offering a one-film contract to the victor.<ref name="NYTimes1" /> On 23rd May 2018, it was confirmed that [[Universal Pictures]] had won the rights to internationally distribute ''No Time To Die'', with MGM releasing the film in the United States through a partnership with [[Annapurna Pictures]].<ref name="Variety1" /><ref name="Variety1">{{cite news|URL=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bond-25-universal-international-rights-1202822141/|title=Universal Wins International Rights to James Bond 25|publisher=Variety|date=May 23rd 2018}}</ref>

== Cast & characters ==
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James_Bond_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[James Bond (Daniel Craig)|James Bond]]<br>([[Daniel Craig]])|link=James Bond (Daniel Craig)
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Madeleine_Swann_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[Madeleine Swann]]<br>([[Léa Seydoux]])|link=Madeleine Swann
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Moneypenny_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris)|Eve Moneypenny]]<br>([[Naomie Harris]])|link=Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris)
Felix_Leiter_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright)|Felix Leiter]]<br>([[Jeffrey Wright]])|link=Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright)
Blofeld_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[Blofeld (Christoph Waltz)|Ernst Blofeld]]<br>([[Christoph Waltz]])|link=Blofeld (Christoph Waltz)
M_(No_Time_to_Die)_-_Profile.png|[[M (Ralph Fiennes)|M]]<br>([[Ralph Fiennes]])|link=M (Ralph Fiennes)
Paloma (No Time to Die) - Profile.png|[[Paloma]]<br>([[Ana de Armas]])|link=Paloma
Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear) - Profile.jpg|[[Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear)|Bill Tanner]]<br>([[Rory Kinnear]])|link=Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear)
Logan Ash.jpg|[[Logan Ash]]<br>([[Billy Magnussen]])|link=Logan Ash
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No Time to Die poster 14.jpg|[[Primo]]<br>([[Dali Benssalah]])
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==Crew==
* Directed by: [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]].
* Written by: Ian Fleming (characters only), [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] with [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]], [[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]] and [[Scott Z. Burns]] (uncredited).
* Produced by: [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]].
* Cinematography by: Linus Sandgren.
* Production Design by: Mark Tildesley.
* Edited by: Tom Cross and Elliot Graham.
* 2nd Unit Director: Alexander Witt.
* VFX Supervisor: Charlie Noble.
* Stunt Coordinator: Olivier Schneider.
* Composer: [[Hans Zimmer]]<ref name="Variety2" />
* Theme Composer: [[Billie Eilish]] and [[Finneas O'Connell]]<ref name="007Twitter3" />

==Vehicles==
*On June 20th 2019, Aston Martin CEO Dr. Andy Palmer confirmed that the [[Aston Martin V8]] will make another appearance sporting the same registration it had in ''[[The Living Daylights (film)|The Living Daylights]]'' 32 years prior.
*Palmer also confirmed an appearance for the [[Aston Martin Valhalla]] supercar.
*The classic [[Aston Martin DB5]], with a new registration of "A 4269 00", returns in ''No Time to Die''.
*The Newest Vehicle [[Aston Martin DBS Superleggera]] is Released in this movie

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===Videos===
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