No Time to Die (2021)

***No Time to Die*** is a 2021 spy film and the twenty-fifth film installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Daniel Craig in his fifth and final portrayal of fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Fukunaga and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Dencik and Dali Benssalah also starring. In *No Time to Die*, Bond 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 adversary.

Development began in 2016. It is the first *Bond* film to be distributed by Universal Pictures, which acquired international distribution rights following the expiration of Sony Pictures' contract after the release of *Spectre* in 2015. United Artists Releasing held the rights for North America, as well as worldwide digital and television rights, Universal also held the worldwide rights for physical home media. 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. Billie Eilish performed the theme song "No Time to Die", while Hans Zimmer scored the film.

After being delayed by Boyle's departure and later by the COVID-19 pandemic, *No Time to Die* was released theatrically in most countries between September and December of 2021. The film was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on December 20, 2021 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment with handled by Warner Bros Home Entertainment, and in the United States a day later on December 21, 2021 by Studio Distribution Services (the home media distribution joint venture between Warner Bros Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment).

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## Storyline

### Plot

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

### Genres

* Action
* Adventure
* Thriller

### Home Media Rating

* **12** (Ireland)
* **12** (UK)
* **PG-13** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* United Kingdom
* United States

### Category Number

* 3000088262 (US) (DVD)
* 3000088264 (US) (Blu-Ray)
* 3000088266 (US) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

### Home Media Release Dates

* December 20, 2021 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* December 20, 2021 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* December 21, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Home Media Openings

* Opening to *No Time to Die (2021)* UK DVD (2021)
* Opening to *No Time to Die (2021)* US Blu-Ray (2021)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Eon Productions
* B25
* Danjaq

### Distributors

* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2021) (Worldwide) (all media)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Warner Bros Home Entertainment)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Warner Bros Home Entertainment)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Studio Distribution Services (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Trivia

* This is the first and only *James Bond* film starring Daniel Craig to not be co-distributed by Sony Pictures.
* This is the first James Bond film to not be co-distributed by Sony Pictures since *Die Another Day* (2002).
* This film was released six years after the previous James Bond film, *Spectre* (2015). This marks as the longest time gap between James Bond films since the gap between *Licence to Kill* (1989) and *GoldenEye* (1995), which was also a six-year gap as well.
* This is the first *James Bond* film to be initially distributed on home media in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Warner Bros Home Entertainment since *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997).