Fukunaga established his directing bona fides with a string of acclaimed projects, from the South American immigrant drama “Sin Nombre” (2009) to the entire first season of HBO’s “True Detective.” But nothing could have prepared him for the trials he faced helming “No Time to Die,” the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise and star Daniel Craig’s last film as the MI6 agent. A challenging task under the best of circumstances, it was complicated by an ankle injury to...
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As the current reigning James Bond, the versatile Craig is finally ready to step away from the throne he has occupied since 2006 after his fifth film in the franchise. “No Time to Die” has been one of the films delayed by the coronavirus, with its original planned release for April 2020 shifted first to Thanksgiving and then April 2021. Craig has also proved himself a deft comedian with his role as detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s ensemble film “Knives Out,” a $40 million murder mystery that raked in $309 million worldwide, brought him his first Golden Globe nomination and is greenlit for a second entry directed to be helmed again by Johnson. Craig continues as a U.N. ambassador for its anti-landmine body UNMAS and a patron of New York’s Opportunity Network.