The new James Bond film finally has a title – “No Time to Die” – and an
April 2020 release date, producers announced on Tuesday.
Filming for the new movie, previously known only as Bond 25, got under way
in Jamaica in April when producers announced that Oscar winner Rami Malek will
play the villain in latest entry in lucrative British spy franchise.
Craig confirmed in 2017 that he would return for a fifth time as secret
agent 007.
Producers said on Tuesday that the new film would see Bond enjoying a
tranquil life in Jamaica after leaving active service before an old friend,
Felix Leiter, from the CIA turns up asking for help.
Bond embarks on a mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist, which puts him
on the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
“No Time to Die” was initially expected to arrive in movie theaters in
November 2019 but that date was pushed back to 2020 after Britain’s Danny Boyle
pulled out as director and was replaced by American Cary Joji Fukunaga.
The film is also being shot in London, Italy and Norway and actors
reprising their roles will include Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as
Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw as Q.
The Bond franchise is one of the movie world’s most lucrative with 2015’s
“Spectre” raking in $880 million at the box office worldwide, while “Skyfall”
in 2012 grossed more than $1 billion globally.
