The new James Bond,
Die Can Wait
, premieres in London on Tuesday, and this time 007 is on a mission not only to save the world but also movie theaters, strained by lockdowns.
This is the last time Britain's Daniel Craig, 53, slips into the tuxedo of the most famous agent in Her Majesty's service - and the name of his successor remains a mystery.
For this ultimate adventure, he was not spared.
Chases, explosions, shootings ... The trailer suggests an intense episode, rich in stunts and gadgets, in the pure tradition of 007.
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With a year and a half late due to the pandemic, this 2 hour 43 minute film - the longest James Bond - will be unveiled as a world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, before its release in British cinemas on Thursday, then October 6 in France.
On the red carpet, producers Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and director Cary Joji Fukunaga (
Beasts of No Nation
,
True Detective
) will meet actors Daniel Craig, Rami Malek and Léa Seydoux as well as singer Billie Eilish who performs the song. official film, also titled "No Time To Die".
Alongside these stars, and Princes Charles and William, caregivers were invited to discover the film in the prestigious performance hall in tribute to their work during the pandemic.
Initially scheduled for March 2020, the release of this 25th episode of the adventures of the secret agent has been postponed several times due to the pandemic.
Its release is therefore eagerly awaited by fans but also by cinema operators who seek to fill their theaters after confinement.
Daniel Craig told the PA News Agency that he hopes the film's release can
"give the industry a boost."
"In my opinion, the cinema is not going to go away and if we can help in one way or another I would be very happy,"
he added.
"Injured animal"
The latest installment in James Bond's adventures,
Specter
, released at the end of 2015, had grossed more than $ 880 million worldwide. After this film, Daniel Craig had declared that he would rather
"cut his veins"
than play James Bond again. Before finally stacking up. Who will take over from now on? The mystery remains, but for producer Barbara Broccoli, the character must continue to be played by a man.
In this latest film from the Craig era, the character invented by writer Ian Fleming has quit his secret service activities and is enjoying a well-deserved rest in Jamaica.
A tranquility interrupted when his old friend of the CIA, Felix Leiter, comes to ask him for help to save a scientist who has just been kidnapped.
Back at work, the famous secret agent must work with a new and
"disarming"
colleague, played by Briton Lashana Lynch.
In front of them, a mysterious enemy equipped with high-tech weapons, embodied by the American of Egyptian origin Rami Malek, Oscar for best actor in 2019 for his interpretation of singer Freddie Mercury.
The conquest of Bond since
Specter
, the psychologist Madeleine Swann, interpreted by the French Léa Seydoux, also seems to have things to hide.
In this episode, shot in particular in Italy and Jamaica, 007
"is a kind of wounded animal struggling with his past as a secret agent"
, described the director Cary Joji Fukunaga last year in a video from the distributor Universal Pictures .
According to the director, it is a
"race"
for James Bond,
"not only to save the world but those he loves"
.
Actress and screenwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge (
Fleabag
) was
tapped
to improve the portrayal of women in the film, a way to respond to criticism of the sexism of some of the franchise's work.
