Dr. No (2004 film)

Dr. No is a 2004 spy film and a remake to 1962 written by Kathryn Bigelow Directed by Mary Harron and produced by David Nerlich Release date March 12, 2004 (United States) Release date May 13, 2004 (United Kingdom) Release date June 4, 2004 (Australia) Release date November 12, 2004 (Jamaica)

Plot

John Strangways, the Station Chief of MI6 in Jamaica, is murdered by a trio of assassins, along with his secretary, before his home is ransacked. When news of Strangways' disappearance reaches M, the head of MI6, he assigns agent James Bond to investigate the matter, and determine if it is related to Strangways' cooperation with the CIA on a case involving the disruption of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral by radio jamming. When Bond arrives in Jamaica, he is accosted by a man claiming to be a chauffeur sent to collect him, but is really an enemy agent sent to kill him. Before Bond can interrogate him, the agent kills himself with a cyanide capsule. After visiting Strangways' house, Bond confronts a boatman that Strangways was acquainted with. The boatman, named Quarrel, reveals that he is aiding the CIA and introduces Bond to their agent Felix Leiter, who is also investigating Strangways' disappearance.

Bond learns from Felix that the CIA traced the radio jamming signal to Jamaica, and that Strangways was helping to pinpoint its exact origin. Quarrel reveals that before Strangways disappeared, the pair collected mineral samples from an island called Crab Key. Upon finding a receipt from a local geologist, Professor R.J. Dent, Bond makes inquires with him about the samples and Crab Key, but is suspicious of his answers when he claims the samples checked out as normal. Following the meeting, Dent travels to Crab Key to meet its reclusive owner, whom he works for, to inform him of Bond's visit. Under strict instructions, Dent attempts to have Bond killed with a tarantula. However, Bond kills the spider and sets a trap for Dent. When the geologist arrives, Bond holds him at gunpoint, revealing that he believed Dent was asked to check Strangways' samples to see if they were radioactive, before killing him.

After checking Quarrel's boat with a Geiger counter, Bond determines that Strangways must have suspected that the radio jamming was coming from Crab Key, and so convinces Quarrel to take him out there. The following day, after arriving, Bond meets Honey Ryder, a shell diver. When armed men arrive on the island, Bond and Quarrel take Ryder with them and escape into the swamp. At nightfall, the group encounter a flamethrower-equipped tank disguised as a dragon to deter locals, which incinerates Quarrel. Bond and Ryder are kidnapped and taken to a hidden base, whereupon they are swiftly put into decontamination due to the swamp being contaminated with radiation. After being led to private quarters set up for them, they are rendered unconscious with drugged coffee.

Upon awakening, the pair are escorted to dine with the base's owner, Dr. No: a Chinese-German criminal scientist who has prosthetic metal hands due to radiation exposure. Bond learns that Dr. No was a former member of a Chinese crime Tong, until he stole $10 million in gold, and now works for the secret organisation SPECTRE (**SP**ecial **E**xecutive for **C**ounter-intelligence, **T**errorism, **R**evenge, and **E**xtortion). The radio jamming being conducted by Dr. No is being planned to disrupt the Project Mercury space launch at Cape Canaveral using a radio beam, which he states will be a demonstration of SPECTRE's power. When Bond refuses to join SPECTRE, Dr. No has Ryder taken away and Bond imprisoned. However, Bond manages to escape his cell through an air vent and disguises himself as a worker, before infiltrating the base's control centre.

Bond discovers that the radio beam being prepared to disrupt the launch is powered by a nuclear pool reactor, and overloads it as the launch commences. Dr. No attempts to stop him but falls into the reactor pool and is killed. As the base's personnel evacuate, Bond frees Ryder before the two escape the island by boat, moments before the base is destroyed. Felix finds the pair adrift at sea after their boat runs out of fuel, and has them towed to safety by a Royal Navy ship. However, as Ryder passionately kisses him, Bond lets go of the tow rope to embrace her.

Cast

Robert Pattinson as as James Bond, a British MI6 agent, codename 007.

Sandra Hess as as Honey Ryder, a local shell diver, making a living by selling Jamaican seashells to dealers in Miami

Ryan Reynolds as Dr. Julius No, a reclusive member of SPECTRE

Skeet Ulrich as Felix Leiter, a CIA operative sent to liaise with James Bond while he is in Kingston.

Christian Bale as M: The head of the British Secret Service.

Wesley Snipes as Quarrel, a Cayman Islander who was employed by John Strangways to secretly go to Crab Key to collect rock samples; he also worked with Felix Leiter before Bond's arrival.

Sienna Miller as Miss Taro, The secretary to Mr. Pleydell-Smith at Government House in Kingston. She is actually a double agent working for Dr. No.

Jude Law as Professor R.J. Dent, a geologist with a practice in Kingston, who also secretly works for Dr. No

Megan Fox as Sylvia Anderson, a woman who meets Bond during a game of Baccarat at the London club

Chris Hemsworth as Major Boothroyd, the head of Q-Branch, Boothroydthe head of Q-Branch, Boothroyd is brought in by M to replace Bond's Beretta M1934 with a Walther PPK. This was Burton's only appearance as Q.

Reginald Carter as Mr. Jones, a henchman of Dr. No who was sent to pick up 007 at the Palisadoes Airport.

Sandra Bullock as Miss Moneypenny, the secretary to M.

Leonardo DiCaprio as John Strangways, the head of the Kingston station for the MI6, murdered by Dr. No's henchmen, the 'Three Blind Mice'.

Felicity Jones as Sister Lily, a prison warden working at Dr. No's lair.

Tessa Thompson as Sister Rose, another warden working at Dr. No's lair.

James Franco as Pleydell-Smith, Chief Secretary at Government House in Kingston.

Kimelia Weathers as Annabel Chung, a photographer and one of Dr. No's operatives who trails Bond