Original No Time to Die Writer Addresses Exit From James Bond Movie
Original No Time to Die writer John Hodge addresses his exit from the James Bond movie as well as director and frequent collaborator Danny Boyle. The latest film in the long-running spy franchise marked Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as Ian Fleming's MI6 agent and sees him pitted against maniacal terrorist Lyutsifer Safin as he embarks on a revenge mission against the Spectre organization. Bond must team with CIA agent and friend Felix Leiter to stop Safin's plans before his efforts expand to worldwide disaster.
Alongside Craig, the cast for No Time to Die included Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright as Felix, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz, Ana de Armas, Rory Kinnear, Billy Magnussen and Ralph Fiennes. The new James Bond movie was helmed by True Detective and Beasts of No Nation's Cary Joji Fukunaga with a script he co-wrote with franchise vets Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and three-time Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge. No Time to Die hit theaters in September to largely positive reviews from critics and was a box office hit, grossing over $774 million against its estimated $301 million budget.
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While speaking with The Guardian for his upcoming series The Ipcress Files, writer John Hodge reflected on his time as the original No Time to Die writer. Hodge believes that the studio actually wanted him off of the James Bond movie but that frequent collaborator Danny Boyle "took the bullet" for him and led to both of their exits. See what Hodge shared below:
«I think it was me they really wanted rid of, but Danny took the bullet, too. Just decent British discretion! My understanding was that that twist had been decided
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