Cary Fukunaga says 'No Time to Die' opening scene will be Bond-free, has 'IT' like horror

James Bond films featuring Daniel Craig has been kicking off with some great sequences. However, this will t be case in upcoming movie, Time to Die. Director Cary Joji Fukunaga revealed that 25th Bond film opening scene will t have Craig, but will have a horror element.

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' Time to Die' opening scene narrated by director Fukunaga

In a recent interview with Wall Street Journal, Time to Die director Cary Fukunaga disclosed that opening of movie will have more of a horror element than action, showing its more like a psychological thriller. He said that typically, pre-title sequences in James Bond films have been throwaway scenes packed with gratuitous chases, violence, and intimacy.

filmmaker stated that in every Bond movie, except first which has pre-title scene, y feature 007. However, he asserted that his version will be slow-paced, visually arresting, subtitled with dialogue in French, and entirely Bond-free, hinting that Daniel Craig would t appear in it.

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Cary Fukunaga’s opening scene in Time to Die focuses on Meleine Swan, played by Lea Seydoux, recalling a tragic encounter from her childhood. He mentioned that it has Safin, essayed by Rami Malek, wearing a Japanese h mask,  who kills her mor, pursues Swan through home, and hunts her down on a frozen lake. “Some clown chasing a child around house” filmmaking stated and laughed. He asserted that it is like he bought back IT in first five minutes of Bond.

Cary Fukunaga originally developed two IT movies for Warner Bros. But he left projects due to creative differences. However, filmmaker did retain a screenplay credit on first film which released in 2017 and generated great responses from audiences along with being a blockbuster at global box office. So Fukunaga bringing horror in Time to Die could be a plus point for movie.

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Time to Die cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, and Léa Seydoux, who will reportedly reprise ir roles from previous films. new dition to cast is Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah and Billy Magnussen. It will be Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond. Time to Die is currently scheduled to release on April 2, 2021.