New Bond film gets premiere after 18-month delay

Studios are banking on No Time to Die to pull in the crowds after prolonged pandemic shutdown.

British actor Daniel Craig has walked the red carpet for the final time as James Bond in a rainy London, at the star-studded but much-delayed world premiere of No Time To Die, the 25th film in a series that has been running for more than 50 years.

Craig’s fifth and final outing is finally hitting cinema screens after its release was repeatedly postponed as the coronavirus pandemic swept the world.

The release will be in cinemas only, with the struggling industry hoping the film will lure crowds back.