Add in director Cary Joji Fukunaga, who has proven himself to be one of the finest directors working today (particularly with his work on the first season of True Detective), as well as a screenplay that’s co-written by the great Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), and, despite the movie’s production woes, we might be looking at one of the best Bonds yet.
Admittedly, opinions on James Bond’s previous outing, Spectre, were mixed, particularly after Skyfall was considered one of the finest installments in the decades-spanning franchise.
Once again, 007 is back, and that’s always a cause for celebration.
Nevertheless, Daniel Craig will play the part for the fifth, and presumably final, time in No Time To Die, which will continue the character’s dourer, more self-reflective journey as he is taken out of retirement in order to bring down his latest enemy, Safin, played by Oscar winner Rami Malek.