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No Time to Die (Original title)
Dates: 2020 (Copyright), 2021 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Synopsis: Espionage action thriller. James Bond, living at ease in Jamaica, is asked by the CIA's Felix Leiter to help locate a missing scientist. Bond finds himself up against a disfigured villain with a private island and deadly technology which he plans to use against the human race.

Genre:
Action and Adventure

Subjects:
Espionage, Chemical warfare
Releases
Date: 30 September 2021Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 163 mins 26 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire
Date: 08 October 2021Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 163 mins 26 secs - Dialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v20 n4 2023  Pages: 413-435
Title: No Time to Die, the Bond franchise and global Hollywood: film release patterns during Covid-19Author: HIGSON, Andrew Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on film exhibition using the example of the James Bond film 'No Time to Die', whose theatrical release was delayed from April 2020 to September 2021. Considers the film's fortunes in the context of developments in the global entertainment business during a period which saw major Hollywood studios experimenting with a range of release models including simultaneous theatrical and online release and straight-to-streaming releases, as well as Amazon's acquisition of MGM and the Bond intellectual property.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Resisting James Bond: power and privilege in the Daniel Craig era
Author: Funnell, Lisa  Pages: ix, 186 pages

Title: Being Bond: a Daniel Craig retrospective
Author: SALISBURY, Mark  Pages: 252 pages