Does James Bond die in No Time To Die?

Yes, in the finale of No Time To Die, the character of James Bond dies.

No Time to Die is a classic American spy-action movie that is a part of the James Bond franchise. The movie is set as Daniel Craig’s final entry as the iconic MI6 007 agent aka James Bond. The movie reveals James Bond to be a retired officer, relaxing and enjoying his time at home, until he meets CIA agent Felix Leiter who wants his help in tracking down a missing scientist, Valdo Obruchev, who has been kidnapped. The scientist’s abduction was revealed to be linked to a deadly bioweapon called Project Heracles, capable of targeting individuals based on DNA.

The movie was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and was released on 30 September 2021. The movie received various awards and accolades in Hollywood like the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Critics' Choice Super Awards, Lumiere Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards among many others. Apart from Daniel Craig the movie listed other famous actors like Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright, Billy Magnussen, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah among many others.

Does James Bond die in No Time To Die?

Yes, No Time To Die marks the death of James Bond, bringing Daniel Craig’s career as the 007 agent to a close. The actor portrayed the character for 15 years taking over from its predecessor Pierce Brosnan who was Bond from 1995 to 2002. An interesting fact is that it was Daniel who suggested killing James Bond to end his version of the character and bringing in a fresh face for the 007 spot. Bond’s death in No Time To Die was the 1st time in cinema’s history that James Bond was shown to be killed in a movie. According to the actor, he felt that Bond’s death could be a reset button for his own career and the franchise as a whole, breaking the tradition of changing the character’s face.

During a Zoom call interview with the Los Angeles Times, Daniel Craig explained why killing his version of Bond was so important to him. “Two things, one for myself and one for the franchise,” Craig said. “One, for the franchise, was that resets start again, which [the franchise] did with me. And I was like, ‘Well, you need to reset again.’ So let’s kill my character off and go find another Bond and go find another story. Start at [age] 23, start at 25, start at 30.

Continuing the part Craig mentioned, “The other was so that I could move on. I don’t want to go back. I suppose I would be so lucky if they were to ask me back, but the fact is I need to move on from it. The sacrifice that he makes in the movie was for love and there’s no greater sacrifice. So it seemed like a good thing to end on.”

How does James Bond Die in No Time to Die?

During the finale of No Time to Die, we see Bond ensuring that all the facilities, housing, and weapons are set to destroy after he successfully stops Lyutsifer Safin’s plan to unleash a DNA-targeting bioweapon. However, during this process, he becomes infected with nanobots programmed to kill his wife Madeleine Swann, and their daughter, Mathilde. Realizing that he can never be with them without risking their lives, Bond chooses to remain on the island as missiles strike the compound. This marked the end of James Bond’s end in the spy franchise as Agent 007.

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