New James Bond movie ‘No Time to Die’ has muted US opening as COVID-19 lingers

After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday, to easily take the first-place spot.It didn’t break any pandemic or 007 records, but it didn’t fall significantly short either and is in fact the fourth-best opening in the 25-film series.

J. Kim Murphy administratorNorth American audiences are showing up for Daniel Craig’s final bow as James Bond.

Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of No Time To Die, is evidently pleased that the latest James Bond film – the last featuring Daniel Craig as 007 – was released theatrically.

Jordan Moreau The search is on for the next James Bond actor after Daniel Craig finishes his run, but the hunt for the next 007 director already has a new volunteer: Denis Villeneuve.On the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz, Villeneuve said he’s a huge Bond fan and it would be a dream for him to direct a movie in the franchise if he were ever asked.“Franky — and I cannot believe I would say that — but the answer would be a massive yes.

is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to catch up on past films in the decades-long series. With a catalogue this wide, and having gone through a couple of different rights issues, there’s no one-stop shop to find all the James Bond movies streaming.

Not only was the choice to hire Cary Fukunaga to direct “No Time to Die” a great idea, considering the end result, but the fact that an American was given the reins to the very British James Bond franchise opened up the future to include some top-tier filmmakers that would be great fits to direct their own installment. Case in point—Denis Villeneuve.

Pierce Brosnan’s final outing from 2002 begins with Bond being tortured in a North Korean prison camp for a year and only gets worse from there.You’ll start to notice a trend that an actor’s last time playing Bond is often his worst. Writers throw everything at the wall to distract from the fact that their 007 is disenchanted, sleepy and, frankly, a bit long in the tooth.

For the uninitiated, the James Bond franchise can feel daunting. Even those who are fans of the Bond movies may not have seen a large majority of them simply because there are 25 (and counting) that span nearly six decades.

Naman Ramachandran The long awaited and keenly anticipated James Bond film “No Time to Die” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend collection of £25.9 million ($35.3 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

“No Time to Die” starring Daniel Craig reeled in $119 million from 54 international markets, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Japan. That makes “No Time to Die” the first title from Hollywood to crack $100 million without opening in China, which recently became the word’s largest movie market overtaking the US.

No Time To Die. Yet, perhaps to some surprise, Seydoux had no idea she would be returning for a second Bond movie following Spectre.

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It’s no secret that Daniel Craig stepping away from the role of James Bond after “No Time to Die” hits theaters in about a week. No, this isn’t a fake goodbye like when he joked about “slashing his wrists” before playing Bond again after “Spectre.” This time, it’s actually happening.

After 15 years, Daniel Craig is saying goodbye to Bond, James Bond, with the long-awaited film No Time to Die.

365 DNI‘s Michele Morrone looks as suave as James Bond while attending the No Time to Die world premiere at Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday evening (September 28) in London, England.

Emma Raducanu was spotted looking incredible as she rubbed shoulders with Hollywood stars and royalty on Monday 28 September.The tennis star, 18, attended the glamorous red carpet for the premiere of Daniel Craig's final James Bond film No Time To Die. US Open champion Emma fit right in with the A-list stars in a gorgeous silver and white Dior silk dress.The gorgeous dress had a Grecian style to it, with a long piece of material draped over her shoulder and another around her neck.