Billie Eilish admits it’s ‘excruciating’ to have to wait for No Time To Die to be released as she claims Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond is ‘so good’
Billie Eilish has claimed she’s desperate for No Time To Die to be released as she’s seen an early version and it’s ‘so good’.
The singer, 18, spoke about Daniel Craig’s final outing in the James Bond franchise during an appearance on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp on Thursday.
Asked about whether she felt ‘frustrated’ by the film’s delays, Billie admitted: ‘It’s excruciating, because also I’ve seen it and it’s so good!
Candid: Billie Eilish admitted it’s ‘excruciating’ to have to wait for No Time To Die to be released as she said on Thursday’s Capital Breakfast that Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond is ‘so good’
‘I also saw one of the first, older cuts, so it’s going to be totally different. It’s like, ugrh, imagine how everybody else feels.
‘I’m the least important in the entire Bond franchise, I’m dying for the movie to come out, I was so looking forward to the movie coming out.’
Roman and his co-presenter Sonny Jay admitted they were ‘jealous’ of Billie being able to see an early cut of the film.
Billie penned the title track for No Time To Die and it was named after the film, which has suffered release delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Annoyed: Asked about whether she felt ‘frustrated’ by the film’s delays, Billie admitted: ‘It’s excruciating, because also I’ve seen it and it’s so good!’
One of the lucky few: Billie went on, ‘I also saw one of the first, older cuts, so it’s going to be totally different. It’s like, ugrh, imagine how everybody else feels’
No Time To Die is the 25th film in the franchise, and finds Bond after he has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica when his old friend Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright, from the CIA turns up asking for help.
Leaving his seemingly happy life with Madeleine, played by actress Lea Seydoux, Bond returns to the field to face Safin who is armed with a new dangerous technology that could impact the world.
The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was pushed back to November before the release was changed once again to April 2021 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
After pushing the film’s release back again, MGM quashed rumours in October about whether it was thinking of offering the film to streaming services for a $600 million one-year licensing deal.
Holding out: The film was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was pushed back to November before the release was changed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis
‘We do not comment on rumors. The film is not for sale. The film’s release has been postponed until April 2021 in order to preserve the theatrical experience for moviegoers,’ an MGM spokesperson told Variety.
Bloomberg had reported that Netflix, Amazon and Apple had all been approached about the possibility of the movie being offered up for Premium VOD.
However, according to Deadline.com, none of the streaming services were willing to put up more than half the amount the studio was seeking.
Tune into Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, weekdays from 6am – 10am across the UK.
Not coming soon: MGM quashed rumours in October about whether it was thinking of offering the film to streaming services for a $600 million one-year licensing deal