Spectre may have been the worst Daniel Craig 007 outing but if the trailer for No Time to Die is any indication, it seems that Bond, James Bond is going out on a high note. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga of True Detective and Beasts of No Nation acclaim and written by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, this first look at No Time to Die promises to tie up Craig’s tenure as the infamous 00-agent, bringing back old friends and foes including Jeffrey Wright’s Felix, Christoph Waltz’ Blofeld, Léa Seydoux Bond girl Madeleine Swan (always rare to see a Bond girl return) in addition to mainstays like M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris.) He will be joined by newcomers Rami Malek and Lashana Lynch, playing a tech-savy heavy and 007’s replacement, respectively.

The 25th Bond film pulls 007 from retirement to rescue a kidnapped scientist and with Fukunaga at the wheel, this first trailer promises that this will be a high-octane affair that looks to put a proper capstone on Daniel Craig’s run. The star famously remarked after making Spectre that he would rather “slash his wrists” than play Bond again and with the actor now in his 50’s, passing the torch is not only expected, it basically seems to be the theme of the film. Could we finally see James Bond die? Is that even something people could handle? So many other questions abound. Like why is Rami Malek’s face all fucked up? And who deemed it necessary for every Craig-era Bond baddy to have a facial deformity? From Le Chiffre’s bleeding eye to Raoul Silva’s sunken cheekbone and jaw and now to Blofeld’s half-a-face and whatever the hell is going on with Maleck, facial deformities are all the rage with Bond baddies. Why’s he gotta hate so much on the facially misfortuned??

[READ MORE: Our disappointed review of ‘Spectre‘ directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig]

Have a first look at the action below and catch a first glimpse at Malek’s bad guy in need of a good dermatologist.

No Time to Die is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga of True Detective and Beasts of No Nation acclaim and written by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It will be released on April 8th, 2020.

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