The Paper's reporter Wang Yi
At noon on October 20, the latest 007 movie "No Time to Die" was premiered at the Universal Studios City Avenue Theater at Universal Resort Beijing. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the film's creators were unable to come to China as usual to meet with Chinese film fans and the media.
The surging news reporter came to the premiere scene early and saw that in order to welcome "No Time to Die", the scene layout has many "007 elements": the two compartments in front of the theater, while placing the "007" large gun logo, while parking the classic props in the 007 movie, a silver birch-colored Aston Martin DB5 sports car.
The scene of the premiere of "No Time to Die"
Entering the theater, the words "007", "No Time to Die", and "Released on October 29" can be seen everywhere with giant character display boards. This time in the movie, a British Triumph motorcycle that became a Bond car is also parked in a corner of the hall on the first floor.
Before entering the IMAX auditorium where "No Time to Die" was screened that day, the audience was asked to put their personal phones in a black paper bag and seal them - this is not common at the film premiere, not so much to prevent someone from screen shooting secrets, but rather to let people feel in advance that the agents in the 007 movie will receive a copy with the words "TOP SECRET: for your EYES ONLY" when they receive the task." The ceremonial sense of the sealed briefing.
While waiting for the film to be screened, the soundtrack Matera (Matera, a small town in southern Italy) created by composer Hans Zimmer for "No Time to Die." With a long history, many movies have been filmed here) "Single Loop" is played repeatedly, with a slightly sad note, so that fans are not difficult to think of the 1969 007 film "The Queen's Secret Envoy".
Poster for "No Time to Die"
Yes, "No Time to Die" as the latest 007 film before the 60th anniversary of the series (2022), not only in the plot design is full of tributes and memories of the previous Daniel Craig starred in the works. In the opening subtitle stage, the color polka dot elements of the 1960s first paid tribute to the opening style of the first 007 film "Dr. No" in the first 007 film.
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Stills from "No Time to Die"
Since the flow sheet received by the media present on the day was not indicated in advance, it was a surprise that the lead actor Daniel Craig appeared on the big screen through the Internet connection before the screening of the film. His live speech was very brief, and he was unable to come to Beijing due to the epidemic, "for which I feel very sorry.". He stressed that "No Time to Die" is a film specially created for the cinema, and he hopes that everyone can go to the cinema to watch it. Finally, Daniel confessed to the audience with Chinese, "Thank you! ”
You know, since the first 007 movie he starred in, "Casino Royale", was released in Chinese mainland, Daniel Craig has come to Beijing and Shanghai many times with the 007 film creation team to promote. In the face of the camera and enthusiastic fans, he has always been easy-going and earnestly answered questions from the Chinese media, but once refused the host to let him learn to sell a "polite" in Chinese at a time of connection.
Chinese director and screenwriter Lu Yang said after the film screening, "I saw a very surprising Bond, this time we even saw his family, completely did not expect it to be such an ending... I've been watching 007 movies on cable TV at regular intervals every week since I was in middle school, and my favorites were the second and fourth Bond, namely Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton (the two actors). Daniel's appointment feels very different, and it has been a long time since I looked forward to a movie that would not end. ”
Cao Yu, a well-known Chinese cinematographer, said in his speech, "The cinematographer of ['Time to Die' is Swedish colleague Linus Sandgren, who has also taken the lead for films such as 'Philharmonic City' and 'American Hoax', and is very literary and artistic, good at expressing the emotions of characters with light." I also recommend that audiences go to see the 2D version of this movie, because the photographer's color grading is very retro, and 3D glasses will filter out some of the colors. ”
With a total of 164 minutes, "No Time to Die" is the longest 007 series of films in history. Daniel Craig has been in the role for 15 years since playing James Bond on the big screen in 2006, starring in five 007 films: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Crisis (2008), Skyfall (2012), Ghost Party (2015) and Time to Die, which will be released in Chinese mainland on October 29. With the film's global release, Daniel Craig, 53, will also hand over his "killing license" and officially resign from the role.
The 25th 007 film series, No Time to Die, was directed by Kerry Fuyong and starred Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomi Harris, Leia Saidu, and Ben Weshao. There is no "Easter egg" at the end of the film as usual, but the familiar words "JAMES BOND WILL RETURN" still appear on the final dark curtain.
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