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‘No Time to Die’: Teaser for Daniel Craig’s last take on Bond finally released
Fans of the James Bond franchise were treated to a final sneak peek of ‘No Time to Die’ before it is finally released in cinemas.
Image: MGM/James Bond
After more than 18 months of delays, the final trailer for Daniel Craig‘s last outing as James Bond has finally arrived.
Daniel Craig’s final take on Bond
The teaser footage for the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, confirms its cinema release date as 30 September and begins with the words: “The wait is over”.
The trailer comes after the annual CinemaCon trade show kicked off in Hollywood where studios showcase never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas casino to woo theatre bosses, reports AFP.
“I’ll cut to the chase…James Bond’s coming out in October,” MGM film chief Michael De Luca reassured movie theatre bosses after the film had been delayed multiple times by COVID-19 and the studio itself was sold to streaming giant Amazon.
The 007 instalment is of huge importance to movie theatres this year as cinemas hope to entice viewers back to cinemas despite the pandemic.
About No Time to Die
No Time To Die picks up after 2015’s Spectre, with the loyalty of love interest Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) now seemingly called into question.
Bond producers have insisted that future 007 films will still appear in theatres, despite the $8.45 billion takeover deal intended to boost Amazon’s streaming presence, as competition intensifies in the on-demand market.
In the film, Daniel Craig will bow out as James Bond after playing the beloved character for 15 years. In No Time to Die, Bond will come face-to-face with captured nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld, played by Christoph Waltz.
“James, fate draws us back together. Now your enemy is my enemy,” says Blofeld in the trailer. “How did that happen?”
Bond replies with his trademark smirk: “Well, you live long enough”.
The trailer shows Bond staking out the enemy with an assault rifle, firing the famous machine gun turrets on his Aston Martin and soaring through the skies in a plane piloted by female double-0 agent Nomi, played by Lashana Lynch. Cuban star Ana de Armas, as CIA operative Paloma also makes an appearance, while the main villain in Craig’s fifth appearance as Bond is Safin, played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek – complete with facial scars and a white mask.
