No Time To Die Ending Explained: Answering Your Biggest Questions About James Bond No Time To Die

After a long, long wait, No Time To Die is finally in theaters. The film marks Daniel Craig’s final departure as James Bond and is spectacular to say the least. There are explosions, gadgets and some references to a famous song by Louis Armstrong … With No Time To Die’s runtime falling below the three-hour mark for just 15 minutes, there’s a lot to do. That’s why we’ve put together this spoiler-filled article that attempts to explain the ending of No Time To Die and answer some of your most important questions. There is so much to delve into.

Warning: this article is full of spoilers for No Time To Die. If you haven’t seen the latest James Bond adventure, click now, preferably to this spoiler-free article on the making of the film, which includes interviews with Craig and the cast.

No Time To Die Ending Explained

Well that was a shock. For the first time in James Bond history, the main hero has died, leaving behind a boy and his number 00. But how does No Time To Die get to this point? The plot is a bit complicated, so let’s take a step back and summarize the information. No Time To Die begins with Rami Malek’s Safin seeking revenge. White, a former high-ranking member of the villainous Specter who made major appearances in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Specter, killed Safin’s parents and siblings and, in retaliation, Safin kills White’s wife, but saves her. child. daughter, Madeleine Swann.

All that can happen before the main song of Billie Eilish sounds, but it is key to understanding it. the rest of No Time To Die. Swann, we learned later, was not responsible for revealing his and Bond’s position. She was also pregnant with Bond’s child at the time, as indicated by Swann by reaching for her stomach when Bond put her on a train. The assassination attempt was Blofeld’s fault, but the iconic villain, played again by Christoph Waltz, has another nemesis who wants him dead. That’s where Safin comes into play again.

Safin has been orchestrating the deaths of every member of Specter from his villainous island for many years. Having found a mole in a secret UK government laboratory, Safin uses a bioweapon that targets individuals using lethal nanobots. He finally unleashes the weapon at a Specter party, where James Bond is also found. Later, Safin manages to persuade Swann to use a sample of the nanobots while visiting Blofeld, killing him. However, Safin is not done and wants to be able to conquer the world, and continues to develop the nanobots even more.

Having seen the devastating effects of the nanobots, Bond returns to action and hunts down Safin with the new 007, Nomi, played by Lashana Lynch. She tracks down a rogue American agent (played by Billy Magnussen) who is working with Safin, while Bond goes after Swann. In Swann’s childhood home, Bond finds her and discovers that she has a daughter, Mathilde. “She’s not yours,” Swann insists …

Swann and Mathilde are eventually captured by Safin. Bond locates Safin’s lair, a former WWII base, and with Nomi, the two 00 agents infiltrate the base. Safin uses Swann and Mathilde to stop Bond from destroying the project, but Swann manages to escape, Nomi kills some henchmen, and Bond ends up helping Swann, Nomi, and Mathilde get to a small ship to set sail.

Things are not that simple, since Q, who operates from an airplane above, needs the armored doors to be open so that the missiles can destroy the laboratory that Safin built. Bond makes his way to a control panel, opens the doors, and exits. Then the tragedy unfolds. Safin closes the blast doors and hits Bond with a version of the nanobots that targets Swann and Mathilde. Bond kills Safin and, inadvertently risking the fate of the world, returns to open the blast doors, despite knowing that there is not enough time to reach the control room and evacuate the island.

Bond opens the doors and receives a patch from Swann. It is confirmed that Mathilde was his daughter and Bond loved Swann. The missiles rain down and Bond is killed in the process. Bond met the family at MI5’s toast to the ex-007, Swann drives into the sunset with Mathilde and “We have all the time in the world,” the Louis Armstrong theme of possibly the other most tragic Bond film of all, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Play with the credits.

James Bond is Dead?

We knew this was going to be Daniel Craig’s last James Bond movie, but we didn’t know that the former 007 would be killed in No Time To Die.

His death is quite final. There are missiles falling on him, and bringing Craig’s character back in whatever form would take away any emotional weight the ending carries.

We knew that Bond would probably be kicking the bucket for quite some time. It was previously reported that Danny Boyle, who was originally slated to direct Bond 25, had dropped out of the project over creative differences, with The Sun claiming that the disagreement stemmed from Boyle not wanting Bond to die. dramatic in the end, ”an insider reportedly said, claiming that Boyle called the idea“ ridiculous ”.

Bond dies in spectacular fashion at the end of No Time To Die. It’s a great move, and one that will inevitably cause controversy.

Does James Bond have a Daughter?

Swann’s pregnancy is first pointed out during the prelude: As Bond puts her on a train, Swann searches for her stomach. Later, when Safin first meets the older Swann, he says that “it’s not true” that there is no one else she cares about. Although the film was cutting Bond, it is more likely that Safin was referring to Mathilde.

Bond seems to suspect that Mathilde is his daughter from the first meeting (“blonde hair, blue eyes”), but Swann says otherwise, probably as a defense mechanism and she still can’t trust Bond. Only during Bond’s final moments is the truth recognized.

How Did Blofeld Die?

There are many major deaths in No Time To Die, not just Bond. Perhaps the greatest is the nemesis Blofeld who meets his disappearance. During an interrogation scene, while Bond tries to find out what Blofeld knows about nanobots, Blofeld is killed by Bond. Accidentally, of course.

Safin had forced Swann to apply the target nanobots to herself, but she gives up on Blofeld’s questioning. However, just as she moves forward, Bond touches her wrist and thus becomes a carrier of the nanobots. When he strangles Blofeld, he passes the kill mechanism and kills Blofeld. There is nothing wrong, actually, as this man managed to orchestrate an entire evil organization using a false eye from behind bars, but not Bond’s intention. With Blofeld dead, the last Specter member is apparently killed.

Are Bond and Blofeld Brothers?

In Specter, it is established that Blofeld sees Bond as his brother. Which would mean, no doubt, that the nanobots, which also attack the relatives of the person they are supposed to kill, would kill Bond? Well, as Bond says in No Time To Die: “It’s a good job, he’s not my real brother.”

Bond and Blofeld are adoptive brothers. Blofeld’s family adopted Bond when he was orphaned, and Blofeld became jealous of Bond and his father’s relationship. Blofeld later orchestrated the death of his own father and, who was believed dead, fled and adopted his mother’s maiden name, Blofeld. As it happens, he became the head of an infamous organization and was hell-bent on making Bond’s life a pittance, targeting Bond at every opportunity.

What Was Safin’s Plan?

When Specter stole the nanoweapon from the UK government, they were not counting on the involvement of another corrupt party. That person is Safin, who has wanted revenge on Specter after Mr. White killed his family.

Specter, nanobots in hand, lures Bond to his party in Cuba. Blofeld believes that the nanobots are primed to target Bond. However, the scientist in charge of the nanobots is secretly working for Safin and changes Bond’s target to the Specter members. Once unleashed, the virus kills everyone at the party except Bond and Paloma. Technically, Safin just saved Bond. From there, only one Specter member remains: Blofeld. And Bond ends up bringing Safin’s target virus directly to the villain.

Now, it’s a bit confusing what Safin’s grand plan is after killing all of the Specter members. At his island base, Safin is apparently cultivating more nanobots, which are being wired to wipe out entire continents of people. It is a biological weapon of mass destruction, which Safin wants to wield. Why? The answer seems to be simply power. Safin’s justifications are, frankly, a bit confusing.

Fortunately, Bond ends up foiling his evil plan by destroying the laboratory that is being used to create the nanobots but dies in the process.

What Happened to Felix Leiter and Paloma?

Jeffrey Wright’s Felix Leiter appears towards the beginning of the film with the new henchman, Logan Ash. The two hope to employ Bond to work for the CIA and help retrieve the rogue scientist running the nanobots.

After locating the scientist at a Specter party, they meet Paloma, another CIA agent, played by Ana. De Armas. The party turns deadly as the nanobots target Specter members, and then Safin’s men attempt to retrieve the scientist. Bond runs off with the scientist, and that’s the last we see of Paloma.

Leiter, however, has been betrayed by his new right-hand man, who works for Safin. Ash turns on Bond and Leiter, shoots the American several times, and then destroys the ship they are on. Leiter dies, and Bond seeks revenge, which he gets later, killing Ash by letting a car fall on him. Oh.

Is Nomi the New 007?

Lashana Lynch packs a punch as Nomi during No Time To Die. She matches Bond in murders but plays more by the book than the previous 007.

As it became clear very quickly, Nomi has taken over the 007 badge after Bond’s retirement. However, when Bond returns to action, he later asks that Bond be reinstated as 007 for his last mission. It’s a nice touch, but after Bond’s death, it would make sense for Nomi to go back to 007. It remains to be seen if she will keep that number in the movies.

What’s Next For James Bond? Franchise?

Now for the million dollar question: who will be the next James Bond? We have featured 17 actors who could take on the role (click the link above to find out who) but, now that No Time To Die has killed Bond, there is a question mark as to whether there needs to be another James Bond ..

While previous Bond films were almost all insular, Craig’s films largely followed one another. Vesper may have first appeared in Casino Royale, but his relationship with Bond was felt in every movie, including No Time To Die. Continuity has been more important than ever.

Will the next Bond film continue the story that began in Craig’s era? Specter is now expired and a new 007 has been installed. Could Nomi be at the center of future Bond films, those without a real James Bond, but with Q, M and Moneypenny? It could happen and it would mark a major shakeup for the franchise.

However, having James Bond without James Bond would probably upset a lot of people. There is a greater chance that producers will choose a new James Bond. There are a few options on how the franchise could continue if that’s the case.

First, they establish that James Bond is actually a codename, and a new actor takes over the ledge but in the same world as Craig’s movies. They keep the same actors for Q, M, Moneypenny and even Nomi, who could retain the number 007 and maybe train the next James Bond. As a result, the continuity remains.

Second: they keep the same actors for Q, M, etc., but the new Bond is just there. A soft reboot in the franchise, with a different central actor and ignoring past events, but the same team around James Bond. This scenario is essentially what happened every time a new Bond was introduced; however, Craig’s Bond made continuity important, which could mean a different approach down the road.

Third: destroy absolutely everything that came before. The producers released a new M, Q, Moneypenny, and James Bond and they just started over. This would potentially offer a new Bond the most freedom to make the character his own.

Whatever happens, the decisions producers make about the future of the James Bond franchise will be fascinating, and we can’t wait to see what they cook up. In the meantime, why not check out our article on the best James Bond movies, ranked?