No Time to Die

No Time to Die is a 2021 spy thriller film and the twenty-fifth in the James Bond series, and is the fifth and final to star Daniel Craig as fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. The plot follows Bond, who has left active service with MI6, and is recruited by the CIA to find a kidnapped scientist, which leads to a showdown with a powerful and vengeful adversary armed with a technology capable of killing millions. It was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from a screenplay he co-wrote with Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on a story conceived by Purvis, Wade and Fukunaga. In addition to Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, and Rory Kinnear also reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Dencik, and Dali Benssalah appearing in new roles.

Development on the film began in 2016. Danny Boyle was originally attached to direct and co-write the screenplay with John Hodge. Both left in August 2018 due to creative differences, and Fukunaga was announced as Boyle's replacement one month later. Most of the cast had signed by April 2019. Principal photography took place from April to October 2019. It is the only Daniel Craig James Bond film to not be co-produced by Columbia Pictures following the expiration of MGM and Sony's deal after the previous film Spectre, and is also the only Bond film to be distributed by United Artists Releasing, a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures.

Billie Eilish performed the theme song of the same name, while Hans Zimmer scored the film, with Steve Mazzaro serving as score producer.

After being delayed by Boyle's departure and later by the COVID-19 pandemic, No Time to Die premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 28 September 2021, and was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September and in the United States on 8 October. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $774 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2021 and the third-highest grossing Bond film. In addition, it earned several other box-office record achievements, including becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time in the UK. The film was nominated for three awards at the 94th Academy Awards, winning Best Original Song, and received numerous other accolades.

On 20 February 2025, Amazon MGM Studios announced that it had gained full creative control of the James Bond franchise from Eon Productions, making No Time to Die the final film in the series to be produced under the custodianship of either Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson or Barbara Broccoli.^[4]