Eon Productions have announced that the official title of the next James Bond film will be "No Time to Die". Daniel Craig returns for what is said to be his final appearance as 007. The film is scheduled to open in April, 2020. Here is the official press release:
LOS ANGELES – August 20, 2019 – James Bond Producers, Michael G.
Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th
James Bond adventure,No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R.
Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal
Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation,
True Detective) and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth
film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade (Spectre,
Skyfall), Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns (Contagion,The Bourne Ultimatum) and Phoebe
Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve, Fleabag) No Time To Dieis currently
in production. The film will be released globally from April 3, 2020 in the
U.K. through Universal Pictures International and in the U.S on April 8, from
MGM via
their United Artists Releasing banner.
In No Time To Die,Bond has left
active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is
short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for
help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more
treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed
with dangerous new technology.
Other members of the creative team are; Composer Dan Romer,
Director of Photography Linus Sandgren, Editors Tom Cross and Elliot
Graham, Production Designer Mark Tildesley, Costume Designer Suttirat
Larlarb, Hair and Make-up Designer Daniel Phillips, Supervising Stunt
Coordinator Olivier Schneider, Stunt Coordinator Lee Morrison and Visual
Effects Supervisor Charlie Noble. Returning members to the team are;
2nd Unit Director Alexander Witt, Special Effects and Action Vehicles
Supervisor Chris Corbould and Casting Director Debbie McWilliams.
Casino
Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre have
grossed more than $3.1 billion in worldwide box office collectively. Skyfall ($1.1
billion) and Spectre ($880 million) are the two
highest-grossing films in the franchise.