No Time To Die’s director likens James Bond to ‘a wounded animal’… as he reveals the film catches up with 007 five years after retiring from MI6
A new behind-the-scenes featurette for James Bond’s No Time To Die revealed some surprising details about the legendary spy upon its release Tuesday.
The film’s director Cary Joji Fukunaga told audiences that Agent 007 has in fact been out of the action for a full five years since the harrowing events of the last film in the series, 2015’s Spectre.
As opposed to many other films in the series that catch up with the suave spy totally on point and in his element at the outset, sipping a martini and wooing the ladies, No Time To Die promises to more deeply explore Bond’s darker, more vulnerable side, as the more recent entries have done.
Ready, aim, fire: A new behind-the-scenes featurette for James Bond’s No Time To Die revealed some surprising details about the legendary spy upon
‘Where is he? After five years of retirement, who has he become?’ Fukunaga, 42, asks in the clip.
‘He’s sort of a wounded animal, struggling with his role as a double-o. The world has changed. The rules of engagement aren’t what they used to be. The rules of espionage are darker in this era of asymmetric warfare.
What’s more, he says, ‘The people close to Bond – those who he considers to be family – are at great risk.
‘And now there’s someone new out there… More dangerous than anyone he’s ever encountered. Whoever they are, they’re smarter and stronger than Spectre,’ Fukunaga, famous for his work on the series True Detective as well as the acclaimed film Beasts Of No Nation, continued.
Directing: The film’s director, Cary Joji Fukunaga (center), reveals that 007 has been out of the action for five years since the events of the last film (seen here with Craig and Lashana Lynch)
Making of: ‘Where is he? After five years of retirement, who has he become?’ Fukunaga asks in the clip
‘We aimed to do something extraordinary with this one,’ he concluded. ‘Everything that was left unsaid will finally be said.’
No Time To Die marks actor Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as the death-defying agent, and will welcome back Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes.
Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright and Lashana Lynch are some of the new cast members featured in the highly anticipated film.
Trouble: ‘The people close to Bond – those who he considers to be family – are at great risk’ Fukunaga continues (Craig seen here with costar Lea Seydoux)
One last spin: No Time To Die marks actor Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as the death-defying agent
Fukunaga penned the movie’s script with Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Craig is among the film’s numerous producers, along with Bond franchise mainstays Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
No Time to Die hits US theaters on April 10th.
The man, the myth: Craig has previously played 007 in Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre
Stunts and action galore: Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright and Lashana Lynch are some of the new cast members featured in the highly anticipated film
Coming soon: No Time to Die hits US theaters on April 10th