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{{Infobox film
| name           = Die Another Day
| image          = Die another Day - UK cinema poster.jpg
| caption        = UK theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Lee Tamahori]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist |
* [[Michael G. Wilson]]
* [[Barbara Broccoli]]
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist |
* [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis<br/>Robert Wade]]
}}
| based_on       = {{based on|[[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]]|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist |
* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
* [[Halle Berry]]
* [[Toby Stephens]]
* [[Rosamund Pike]]
* [[Rick Yune]]
* [[John Cleese]]
* [[Judi Dench]]  
}}
| music          = [[David Arnold]]
| cinematography = [[David Tattersall]]
| editing        = [[Christian Wagner]]
| studio         = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br/>[[United Artists]]<br/>[[Eon Productions]]
| distributor    = MGM Distribution Co. (United States and Canada)<br/>[[20th Century Fox]] (International)
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|11|20|United Kingdom|2002|11|22|United States}}
| runtime        = 133 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom<ref name=lumiere>{{cite web |title=Die Another Day |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |publisher=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]] |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=18801 |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925143626/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=18801 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/>United States<ref name=lumiere/>
| language       = English
| budget         = $142 million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=Die Another Day (2002) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Die-Another-Day#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825234157/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Die-Another-Day#tab=summary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0246460/news/|title=Die Another Day (2002)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref>
| gross          = $432 million<ref name=BOM/>
}}
'''''Die Another Day''''' is a 2002 [[spy film]] and the twentieth film in the [[List of James Bond films|''James Bond'' series]] produced by [[Eon Productions]]. It was directed by [[Lee Tamahori]], produced by [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]], and written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]]. The fourth and final film starring [[Pierce Brosnan]] as the fictional [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]], it was also the only film to feature [[John Cleese]] as [[Q (James Bond character)|Q]], and the last with [[Samantha Bond]] as [[Miss Moneypenny]]. It is also the first film since ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]'' (1973) not to feature [[Desmond Llewelyn]] as Q as he died three years earlier. [[Halle Berry]] co-stars as [[Bond girl]] and [[NSA]] agent [[Jinx (James Bond)|Jinx]]. In the film, Bond attempts to locate a traitor in [[British intelligence]] who betrayed him and a [[Britons|British]] billionaire who is later revealed to be connected to a North Korean operative who Bond seemingly killed. It is an original story, although it takes influence from Bond creator [[Ian Fleming]]'s novels ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]'' (1955) and ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (1965), as well as [[Kingsley Amis]]'s novel, ''[[Colonel Sun]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Field |first1=Matthew |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/930556527 |title=Some Kind of Hero : 007 : the Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films |date=2015 |first2=Ajay |last2=Chowdhury |isbn=978-0-7509-6421-0 |publisher=The History Press |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire |oclc=930556527 |access-date=9 September 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128234516/https://www.worldcat.org/title/some-kind-of-hero-007-the-remarkable-story-of-the-james-bond-films/oclc/930556527 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Die Another Day (song)|title song]] was performed by [[Madonna]].

''Die Another Day'' was released on 20 November 2002 internationally by [[20th Century Fox]] and 22 November 2002 in the United States by [[MGM Distribution Co.]] under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label. It marked the ''James Bond'' franchise's 40th anniversary. The film includes references to each of the preceding films. It received mixed reviews from critics; who praised Tamahori's direction, but criticised the reliance on CGI, [[product placement]], the story and the villain. Nevertheless, the film was a box-office success with it grossing $432 million worldwide, becoming the [[2002 in film|sixth-highest-grossing film of 2002]]. 

The next film in the series, [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|''Casino Royale'']], was released in November 2006, which also served as a reboot of the franchise with [[Daniel Craig]] playing Bond.

==Plot==
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[[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent James Bond infiltrates a North Korean military base where Colonel Tan-Sun Moon is trading weapons for African [[blood diamond|conflict diamond]]s. After Moon's right-hand man Zao receives notification of Bond's real identity, Moon attempts to kill Bond and a [[hovercraft]] chase ensues, ending with Moon's craft tumbling over a waterfall. Bond is captured by North Korean soldiers and imprisoned by the Colonel's father, General Moon. After fourteen months of captivity and [[torture]] at the hands of the [[Korean People's Army]], Bond is traded for Zao in a [[prisoner exchange]] across the [[Bridge of No Return]]. He is sedated and taken to meet [[M (James Bond)|M]], who informs him that his status as a [[00 Agent]] has been suspended under suspicion of having leaked information under duress to the North Koreans. Bond is convinced that he has been set up by a [[double agent]] in the British government. After escaping MI6 custody, he finds himself in [[Hong Kong]], where he learns from Chang, a Chinese agent and old colleague, that Zao is in [[Cuba]].

In [[Havana]], Bond meets with [[NSA]] agent [[Jinx (James Bond)|Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson]] and follows her to a [[gene therapy]] clinic, where patients can have their appearances altered through DNA restructuring. Jinx kills Dr. Alvarez, the leader of the therapy, while Bond locates Zao inside the clinic and fights him. Zao escapes, leaving behind a pendant which leads Bond to a cache of conflict diamonds bearing the crest of the company owned by British billionaire Gustav Graves. Bond learns that Graves only appeared a year prior, apparently discovering a vein of diamonds in Iceland leading to his current wealth and celebrity. At [[Blades Club]] in [[London]], Bond meets Graves along with his assistant Miranda Frost, who is also an undercover MI6 agent. After a [[fencing]] match that escalates into a [[claymore]] duel, Graves invites Bond to [[Iceland]] for a scientific demonstration. M restores Bond's Double-0 status, but warns him that the British Intelligence has [[Islamic terrorism|other priorities]] and [[Q (James Bond character)|Q]] issues him an [[Aston Martin V12 Vanquish]] with [[active camouflage]].

[[File:Die Another Day - Aston Martin V12 Vanquish & Bombardier MX Rev Ski-Doo.jpg|thumb|[[Aston Martin Vanquish#V12 Vanquish (2001–2005)|Aston Martin V12 Vanquish]] and Bombardier MX Rev Ski-Doo used in the film]]
At his [[ice palace]] in Iceland, Graves unveils a new orbital mirror satellite Icarus, which is able to focus [[solar energy]] on a small area and provide year-round sunshine for agriculture. Frost seduces Bond and Jinx infiltrates Graves's command centre but is captured by Graves and Zao. Bond rescues her and discovers that Graves is Colonel Moon, who has used the gene therapy technology to change his appearance and amassed his fortune from conflict diamonds as a cover. Bond confronts Graves, but Frost arrives to reveal herself as the traitor who betrayed him in North Korea, forcing Bond to escape from Graves's facility. He returns in his Vanquish to rescue Jinx, who has been recaptured in the palace. As Graves uses Icarus to melt the ice palace, Zao pursues Bond into the palace using his [[Jaguar XK (X100)|Jaguar XKR]]. Bond kills Zao by causing an ice chandelier to fall onto him and revives Jinx after she has almost drowned.

Bond and Jinx pursue Graves and Frost to the [[Korean peninsula]] and stow away on Graves's [[An-124]] cargo plane. Graves reveals his identity to his father, and the true purpose of the Icarus satellite: to cut a path through the [[Korean Demilitarised Zone]] with concentrated sunlight, allowing [[Korean People's Army|North Korean troops]] to invade South Korea and unite the peninsula. Horrified, General Moon rejects the plan, but Graves murders him. Bond attempts to shoot Graves, but is prevented by a soldier. In their struggle, a gunshot pierces the fuselage, causing the plane to decompress and descend rapidly. Bond and Graves engage in a fistfight, and Jinx attempts to regain control of the plane. Frost attacks Jinx, forcing her to defend herself in a sword duel. After the plane passes through the Icarus beam and is further damaged, Jinx kills Frost. Graves attempts to escape by parachute, but Bond opens the parachute, pulling Graves out of the plane and into one of its engines, disabling the Icarus beam. Bond and Jinx escape from the disintegrating plane in a helicopter from the cargo hold, with Graves's stash of diamonds. Later, they spend a romantic evening at a Buddhist temple.

==Cast==
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]], an [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent.
* [[Halle Berry]] as [[Jinx (James Bond)|Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson]], an [[National Security Agency|NSA]] agent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Halle's big year| work=Ebony | date=Nov 2002 | quote=Of her character, Berry said: She's the next step in the evolution of women in the Bond movies. She's more modern and not the classic villain. She also said that Jinx is fashionable. She's fashion-forward, very sexy and takes fashion risks, and I love her for that.}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041215015552/http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=1276 www.mi6.co.uk]}}. Retrieved 28 March 2008</ref> Before Berry's casting [[Salma Hayek]], [[Saffron Burrows]] and [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] were also considered for the role.<ref name=":1"/> 
* [[Toby Stephens]] as Gustav Graves, a British entrepreneur and the alter ego of Colonel Tan-Sun Moon. Graves was modelled after [[Hugo Drax]] in Ian Fleming's original ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]''.  He was also modelled after [[Uday Hussein]] and [[Richard Branson]].<ref name=":1"/> 
* [[Will Yun Lee]] as Colonel Tan-Sun Moon, a rogue North Korean army colonel and the original persona of Graves.
* [[Rosamund Pike]] as Miranda Frost, undercover MI6 agent and [[double agent]].
* [[Rick Yune]] as Tang Ling Zao, a North Korean terrorist working for Moon and living as an exile.
* [[Judi Dench]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]], the head of MI6.
* [[John Cleese]] as [[Q (James Bond character)|Q]], MI6's [[quartermaster]] and armourer.
* [[Madonna]] as Verity, Graves's and Frost's fencing instructor.
* [[Michael Madsen]] as Damian Falco, Jinx's superior in the NSA.
* [[Samantha Bond]] as [[Miss Moneypenny]], M's secretary.
* [[Colin Salmon]] as [[Charles Robinson (James Bond)|Charles Robinson]], M's Deputy Chief of Staff.
* [[Kenneth Tsang]] as General Moon, Colonel Moon's father. He assists in Bond's release back to the West. The North Korean general wishes for a peaceful reunification of Korea, whereas his son is bent on war.
* [[Michael Gorevoy]] as Vladimir Popov, Gustav Graves's personal scientist.
* [[Lawrence Makoare]] as Mr. Kil, one of Gustav Graves's henchmen.
* [[Ho Yi]] as The Hotel Manager and [[Ministry of State Security (China)|Chinese special agent]] Mr. Chang. In early drafts of the script, it was [[Wai Lin]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) who aided Bond in Hong Kong, but the idea fell through and Chang was created to replace her.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_20_wai_lin.php3?t=&s=articles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110031612/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_20_wai_lin.php3?t=&s=articles |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=11 January 2014 |work=MI6-HQ.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/james-bond-die-another-day-wai-lin-unshot-elevator-sequence-story-board |title=James Bond Die Another Day Wai Lin Unshot Elevator Sequence Story Board |date=2002-02-12}}</ref>
* [[Rachel Grant]] as Peaceful Fountains of Desire, a Chinese agent working for Mr. Chang, undercover as a [[masseuse]].
* [[Emilio Echevarría]] as Raoul, the manager of a Havana cigar factory, and a British [[sleeper agent]].
* [[Michael G. Wilson]] as General Chandler
* [[Vincent Wong (UK Actor)|Vincent Wong]] as General Li
* [[Joaquin Martinez]] as Elderly Cigar Factory Worker
* [[Simón Andreu]] as Dr. Álvarez
* [[Deborah Moore]] as Airline Hostess (the daughter of former Bond actor [[Roger Moore]])
* [[Mark Dymond]] as Mr. Van Bierk
* [[Oliver Skeete]] as Concierge at the Fencing Club

==Production==
After the success of ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', producers [[Barbara Broccoli]] and [[Michael G. Wilson]] asked the director [[Michael Apted]] to return to direct. Although Apted accepted, they rescinded the offer in order to ask [[Tony Scott]] and [[John Woo]], who both declined. Scott claims to have suggested [[Quentin Tarantino]] as director, although Wilson denies that any formal negotiations were held with him. Pierce Brosnan suggested [[John McTiernan]], [[Ang Lee]] and [[Martin Scorsese]] as potential choices, and informally discussed the idea of directing a Bond film with Scorsese on a flight. [[Brett Ratner]], [[Stephen Hopkins (director)|Stephen Hopkins]] and [[Stuart Baird]] were later in negotiations to direct, before [[Lee Tamahori]] was hired.<ref name=":1"/>

Tamahori confirmed to ''[[Total Film]]'' in 2002, having pitched a scene where Brosnan's 007 meets an older, former 007 in Scotland played by [[Sean Connery]] but was advised it was "too dangerous" to have two 007s in one movie.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |title=Movie Legends: Did Sean Connery Nearly Appear in Die Another Day? |date=8 April 2018 |url=https://www.cbr.com/james-bond-die-another-day-sean-connery-pierce-brosnan/ |publisher=CBR |access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref>

===Filming===
[[File:Die Another Dayintro.jpg|thumb|right|Surfers]]
[[File:Jökulsárlón April 07-3.JPG|thumb|left|[[Jökulsárlón|Jökulsárlón, Iceland]]]]

[[Principal photography]] of ''Die Another Day'' began on 11 January 2002 at [[Pinewood Studios]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/01/12/nbond12.xml |title=Brosnan meets the two-faced Bond villain |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 July 2009| location=London | first=Hugh | last=Davies | date=12 January 2002}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The film was shot primarily in the United Kingdom, [[Iceland]] and [[Cádiz]], Spain. Other locations included Pinewood Studios' [[Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage|007 Stage]] and [[Maui]], Hawaii, in December 2001.
[[Laird Hamilton]], [[Dave Kalama]] and [[Darrick Doerner]] performed the pre-title surfing scene at the surf break known as "Jaws" in [[Peahi, Hawaii|Pe{{okina}}ahi, Maui]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Hurley |first=Timothy |date=18 November 2002 |title=Maui's monster surf break getting bigger by the day |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Nov/18/ln/ln04a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811093433/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Nov/18/ln/ln04a.html |archive-date=11 August 2019 |access-date=29 November 2010 |newspaper=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]}}</ref> while the shore shots were taken near Cádiz and [[Newquay]], [[Cornwall]]. Scenes inside Graves's diamond mine were also filmed in Cornwall, at the [[Eden Project]]. The scenes involving the Cuban locations of [[Havana]] and the fictional Isla de Los Organos were filmed at [[La Caleta, Spain]].<ref name="locales">{{cite web |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/d/dieanother.html |title=Die Another Day filming locations |access-date=20 September 2007 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702201608/http://movie-locations.com/movies/d/dieanother.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The scenes featuring Berry in a bikini (designed to resemble [[Ursula Andress]]' swimming costume in ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'') were shot in [[Cádiz]]. The location was cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels between takes to avoid catching a chill.<ref>{{cite video|title=Die Another Day |medium=DVD |year=2002 }}</ref> Berry was injured during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. The debris was removed in a 30-minute operation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Hugh |date=10 April 2002 |title=Halle Berry hurt in blast during Bond film scene |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1390372/Halle-Berry-hurt-in-blast-during-Bond-film-scene.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116093807/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1390372/Halle-Berry-hurt-in-blast-during-Bond-film-scene.html |archive-date=16 November 2012 |access-date=8 March 2012 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref> Brosnan also sustained a knee injury during the shooting of an action scene in [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bond star Brosnan hurt while filming 007 stunt |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/bond-star-brosnan-hurt-while-filming-007-stunt-1-603509 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216072900/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/bond-star-brosnan-hurt-while-filming-007-stunt-1-603509 |archive-date=16 February 2020 |access-date=16 February 2020 |work=scotsman.com |language=en}}</ref>

The film includes references to each of the preceding films.<ref>{{cite web|title=20 things you never knew about... James Bond|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/20-things-you-never-knew-about-james-bond.php?page=18|work=Virgin Media|access-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211144455/http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/20-things-you-never-knew-about-james-bond.php?page=18|archive-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gadgets and other props from every previous ''Bond'' film and stored in Eon Productions' archives appear in Q's warehouse in the [[London Underground]]. Examples include the jetpack in ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' and [[Rosa Klebb]]'s poison-tipped shoe in ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]''.<ref name="dvdcommentary1">{{cite video|title=Die Another Day [[Audio commentary]] 1|people=[[Lee Tamahori]], [[Michael G. Wilson]]|location=''Die Another Day''}}</ref> Q mentions that the watch he issues Bond is "your 20th, I believe", a reference to ''Die Another Day'' being the 20th Eon-produced Bond film.<ref name="dvdcommentary2">{{cite video|title=Die Another Day [[Audio commentary]] 2|people=[[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Rosamund Pike]]|location=''Die Another Day''}}</ref> In London, the [[Reform Club]] was used to shoot several places in the film, including the lobby and gallery at the Blades Club, MI6 Headquarters, Buckingham Palace, Green Park and Westminster. [[Jökulsárlón]], Iceland was used for the car chase on the ice. Four Aston Martins and four Jaguars, all converted to four-wheel drive, were used (and wrecked) filming the sequence. A temporary dam was constructed at the mouth of the narrow inlet to keep the salty ocean water out and allow the lagoon to freeze.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelociraptor.com/die-another-day-iceland-frozen-lake-scene/|title=Die Another Day Car Chase on Frozen Lake Filmed in Iceland|date=29 June 2017|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181110/http://www.travelociraptor.com/die-another-day-iceland-frozen-lake-scene/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additional chase footage was filmed at [[Svalbard]], Norway, [[Jostedalsbreen National Park]], Norway, and [[RAF Little Rissington]], Gloucestershire.<ref name="locales"/> [[Manston Airport]] in [[Kent]] was used for the scenes involving the Antonov cargo plane scenes.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/2002/02/die-another-day-2002/|title=Kent Film Office Die Another Day Film Focus|date=19 February 2002 |access-date=18 July 2013|archive-date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730080148/http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/2002/02/die-another-day-2002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The scene in which Bond surfs the wave created by Icarus when Graves was attempting to kill Bond was shot on the [[chroma key|blue screen]]. The waves, along with all the glaciers in the scene, are computer-generated.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--not stated-->|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-famous-james-bond-surfing-scenes-in-007-die-another-day|title=The famous James Bond surfing scenes in "007 - Die Another Day"|work=surfertoday.com|access-date=2023-10-30|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043027/https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-famous-james-bond-surfing-scenes-in-007-die-another-day|url-status=live}}</ref>

The hangar interior of the US Air Base in South Korea, shown crowded with [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]] helicopters, was filmed at [[RAF Odiham]] in Hampshire, UK, as were the helicopter interior shots during the Switchblade sequence. These latter scenes, though portrayed in the air, were actually filmed entirely on the ground with the sky background being added in post-production using blue screen techniques. Although the base is portrayed in the film as a US base, all the aircraft and personnel in the scene are British in real life. In the film, Switchblades (one-person gliders resembling fighter jets in shape) are flown by Bond and Jinx to stealthily enter North Korea. The Switchblade was based on a workable model called "PHASST" (Programmable High Altitude Single Soldier Transport). Kinetic Aerospace Inc.'s lead designer, Jack McCornack was impressed by director Lee Tamahori's way of conducting the Switchblade scene and commented: "It's brief, but realistic. The good guys get in unobserved, thanks to a fast cruise, good glide performance, and minimal radar signature. It's a wonderful promotion for the PHASST."<ref>{{cite press release |title=Bond Flies PHASST |publisher=Kinetic Aerospace |url=http://www.kineticaerospace.com/ |access-date=18 November 2006 |archive-date=12 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612150303/http://kineticaerospace.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The satellite attack at the end of the film was at first written to take place in [[Manhattan]], but after the [[September 11 attacks]], it was moved to the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]].<ref name=":1"/>

===Music===
{{Main|Die Another Day (soundtrack)}}
[[File:Madonna Adi 4.jpg|thumb|Madonna performing the eponymous theme song in 2004.]]
The soundtrack was composed by [[David Arnold]] and released on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=3150 |title=Die Another Day at Soundtracknet |access-date=20 September 2007 |archive-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524015809/http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=3150 |url-status=live }}</ref> He again made use of electronic rhythm elements in his score, and included two of the new themes created for ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''. The first, originally used as Renard's theme, is heard during the mammoth "Antonov" cue on the recording, and is written for piano. The second new theme, used in the "Christmas in Turkey" track of ''The World Is Not Enough'', is reused in the "Going Down Together" track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/die-another-day-music-from-the-motion-picture-mw0000662575|title=Die Another Day [Music from the Motion Picture]|work=AllMusic|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925142907/http://www.allmusic.com/album/die-another-day-music-from-the-motion-picture-mw0000662575|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Die Another Day (song)|title song for ''Die Another Day'']] was co-written and co-produced by [[Mirwais Ahmadzai]] and performed by [[Madonna]], who also had a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in the film as Verity, a fencing instructor. The concept of the title sequence is to represent Bond trying to survive 14 months of torture at the hands of the North Koreans. Critics' opinions of the song were sharply divided; it was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] for Best Original Song and the 2004 [[Grammy Award]] for Best Dance Recording,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5310300/a/Die+Another+Day.htm |title=Die Another Day at CD Universe |access-date=20 September 2007 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023202505/http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5310300/a/Die+Another+Day.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> but also for a [[Golden Raspberry Award]] for [[2002 Golden Raspberry Awards|Worst Original Song]] of 2002 (while Madonna herself won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her cameo). In a [[MORI]] poll for the [[Channel 4]] programme ''"James Bond's Greatest Hits"'', the song was voted 9th out of 22, and also came in as an "overwhelming number one" favourite among those under the age of 24.<ref>{{cite video|people=[[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] (Narrator) |year=2006 |title=James Bond's Greatest Hits |medium=Television |location=UK |publisher=North One Television}}</ref>

==Marketing==
Reportedly, twenty companies paying $70 million had their products [[Product placement|featured]] in the film, a record at the time,<ref name=":0"/> although ''[[USA Today]]'' reported that number to be as high as $100 million.<ref name="Smir"/>

The [[Ford Thunderbird (eleventh generation)|eleventh-generation Ford Thunderbird]] was featured in the film as Jinx's car, with a [[Coral (color)|coral]] colour paying homage to a paint option for the [[Ford Thunderbird (first generation)|original model]], and matching her bikini. [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] produced a limited-edition ''007''-branded 2003 Thunderbird as a tie-in for the film, featuring a similar paint job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/24/35-million-worth-of-james-bonds-cars.html|title=$35 million worth of James Bond's cars|last=Frank|first=Robert|date=24 March 2015|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200217/https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/24/35-million-worth-of-james-bonds-cars.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Revlon]] produced "''007'' Colour Collection" [[makeup]] inspired by Jinx.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/secret-agent-007-open-to-any-appropriate-offers-20021029-gdfrqx.html|title=Secret agent 007 open to any (appropriate) offers|date=29 October 2002|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200224/https://www.smh.com.au/business/secret-agent-007-open-to-any-appropriate-offers-20021029-gdfrqx.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Bond [[Barbie]] dolls inspired by the franchise were also produced, featuring a red shawl and an evening dress designed by [[Lindy Hemming]], and sold in a gift set with [[Ken (doll)|Ken]] posing as Bond in formal wear designed by the Italian fashion house [[Brioni (fashion)|Brioni]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/18/nbond18.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113035029/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F10%2F18%2Fnbond18.xml |archive-date=13 November 2007 |title=New Bond girl is a real doll |access-date=17 July 2009 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Release==
''Die Another Day'' had its world premiere on 18 November 2002 at the 56th [[Royal Film Performance]], a fundraising event held in aid of [[The Film and Television Charity|The Film and TV Charity]]. The event took place at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] were guests of honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Various: Queen Elizabeth II Attends James Bond Film "Die Another Day" Premier at the Royal Albert Hall|url=https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/966254|publisher=Reuters Screenocean|date=20 November 2002|access-date=3 April 2022|archive-date=22 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222181041/https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/966254|url-status=live}}</ref> The Royal Albert Hall had a makeover for the screening and had been transformed into an ice palace. Proceeds from the premiere, about £500,000, were donated to [[The Film and Television Charity]], of which the Queen was patron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctbf.co.uk/events/events_q4.html |title=Stars come out to support the cinema & television benevolent fund's 60th royal film performance|access-date=17 July 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070815074942/http://www.ctbf.co.uk/events/events_q4.html |archive-date = 15 August 2007}}</ref>

''Die Another Day'' was controversial in the [[Korean Peninsula]]. The North Korean government disliked the portrayal of their state as brutal and war-hungry. The South Koreans boycotted 145 theatres where it was released on 31 December 2002, as they were offended by the scene in which an American officer issues orders to the South Korean army in the defence of their homeland, and by a lovemaking scene near a statue of the Buddha. The [[Jogye Order|Jogye Buddhist Order]] issued a statement that the film was "disrespectful to our religion and does not reflect our values and ethics". ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported growing resentment in the nation towards the United States. An official of the South [[Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism]] said that ''Die Another Day'' was "the wrong film at the wrong time."<ref>{{cite web|title=Both sides of the DMZ irked by James Bond |work=Northwest Asian Weekly |url=http://www.nwasianweekly.com/archive/commentary04.htm |access-date=18 November 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061116151009/http://www.nwasianweekly.com/archive/commentary04.htm |archive-date =16 November 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Die Another Day'' was released on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]] on 3 June 2003 by [[MGM Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lawson |first=Terry |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108612525/terminator-2-goes-to-extreme/ |title='Terminator 2' goes to extreme |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903172900/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108612525/terminator-2-goes-to-extreme/ |date=June 6, 2003 |access-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |page=71 |work=Knight Ridder Newspapers |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)|The Macon Telegraph]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> It was released on [[Blu-ray]] on 21 October 2008.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Die-Another-Day-Blu-ray/970/ |title=Die Another Day Blu-ray |access-date=2024-09-30 |via=blu-ray.com}}</ref> It was released digital in [[4K resolution|4K]] on 15 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/digital/Die-Another-Day-Digital/9170/ |title=Die Another Day Digital (4K Ultra HD) |access-date=2024-09-30 |via=blu-ray.com}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
On the first day of release, ticket sales reached £1.2 million at the UK box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2505000/2505093.stm |title=Die Another Day explodes at the box office |work=BBC News |access-date=21 September 2007 |date=22 November 2002 |archive-date=10 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110055820/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2505000/2505093.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Die Another Day'' grossed $47 million on its opening weekend in the US and Canada and was ranked number one at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title='Die Another Day' tops US box office |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/11/24/Die-Another-Day-tops-US-box-office/67221038164084/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=24 November 2002 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313180112/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/11/24/Die-Another-Day-tops-US-box-office/67221038164084/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film competed against ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[The Santa Clause 2]]'' during the [[Thanksgiving]] weekend. Moreover, all three films were able to defeat the underperforming animated film ''[[Treasure Planet]]''. Later on, ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Die Another Day'' would simultaneously reclaim the number one spot at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=Harry, Bond finish neck and neck at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 1, 2022|date=December 1, 2002|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307012725/https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|url-status=live}}
</ref> For six months, they were both the latest films to return to the top spot at the box office, until ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' joined the group in June 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=''Finding Nemo'' scales to the top at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 7, 2022|date=June 13, 2003|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408050200/https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $160.9 million in the US and Canada, and $432 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2002/|title=2002 Worldwide Box Office|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> Not adjusting for inflation, ''Die Another Day'' was the highest-grossing ''James Bond'' film until the release of the next ''James Bond'' movie, ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', in 2006.

=== Critical response ===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received an approval rating of 56% based on 220 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Its action may be a bit too over-the-top for some, but ''Die Another Day'' is lavishly crafted and succeeds in evoking classic Bond themes from the franchise's earlier installments."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_another_day/ |title=Die Another Day (2002) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=15 May 2018 |archive-date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819173209/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_another_day/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "mixed and average reviews".<ref name="meta">{{cite web |title=Die Another Day Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/die-another-day/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612105647/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_another_day/ |archive-date=12 June 2015 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 20 December 2018 |access-date= 10 August 2019}}</ref>

Michael Dequina of ''[[Film Threat]]'' praised the film as the best of the series to star Pierce Brosnan and "the most satisfying installment of the franchise in recent memory."<ref name="meta"/> Larry Carroll of CountingDown.com praised Lee Tamahori for having "magnificently balanced the film so that it keeps true to the Bond legend, makes reference to the classic films that preceded it, but also injects a new zest to it all."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countingdown.com/features?feature_id=2651677 |title=Review: Die Another Day |access-date=19 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012141200/http://countingdown.com/features?feature_id=2651677 |archive-date=12 October 2007  }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine also gave a positive reaction, saying that Tamahori, "a true filmmaker", has re-established the series' pop sensuality.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,392638~1~0~dieanotherday,00.html |title=Die another Day at EW.com |access-date=19 September 2007 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2 December 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522210457/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C392638~1~0~dieanotherday%2C00.html |archive-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film the best of the ''James Bond'' series since ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]].''<ref name="meta"/> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', who gave the film three stars out of four, stated: "This movie has the usual impossible stunts ... But it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie".<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2002 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/die-another-day-2002 |title=die-another-day-2002 |access-date=29 March 2019 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329121102/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/die-another-day-2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kyle Bell of Movie Freaks 365 stated in his review that the "first half of ''Die Another Day'' is classic Bond", but that "things start to go downhill when the ice palace gets introduced."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moviefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=63 |title=Die Another Day Review |access-date=2 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205083458/http://moviefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=63 |archive-date=5 December 2011}}</ref>

Several reviewers felt the film relied too heavily on gadgets and special effects, with the plot being neglected. [[James Berardinelli]] of ''ReelViews'' said: "This is a train wreck of an action film—a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed James Bond into the mindless ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'' mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs." Of the action sequences, he said: "''Die Another Day'' is an exercise in loud explosions and excruciatingly bad special effects. The CGI work in this movie is an order of magnitude worse than anything I have seen in a major motion picture. Coupled with lousy production design, ''Die Another Day'' looks like it was done on the cheap."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/d/die_another.html |title=Review: Die Another Day |access-date=21 September 2007 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221023620/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/d/die_another.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Gary Brown of the ''Houston Community Newspapers'' also described the weak point of the film as "the seemingly non-stop action sequences and loud explosions that appear to take centre stage while the Bond character is almost relegated to second string."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ppl.nhmccd.edu/~garyb/reviews/dieanotherday.html |title=Not a good ''Day'' at the office for James Bond |access-date=21 September 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012141108/http://ppl.nhmccd.edu/~garyb/reviews/dieanotherday.html |archive-date =12 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Roger Moore]], who played Bond in earlier films, said: "I thought it just went too far—and that's from me, the first Bond in space! Invisible cars and dodgy CGI footage? Please!"<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=4 October 2008 |title=Bye bye to Ian Fleming's James Bond? |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article4866756.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615113213/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article4866756.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 |access-date=5 October 2008 |newspaper=The Times |location=London}}</ref>

The amount of product placement in ''Die Another Day'' had been a contemporaneous point of criticism, with the [[BBC]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and [[Reuters]] referring mockingly to the film using the title "Buy Another Day".<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=New Bond film 'a giant advert' |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2488151.stm |access-date=23 March 2006 |date=18 November 2002 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112195613/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2488151.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Smir">{{cite news|title=Bond reunites with Smirnoff|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2006-07-23-bond-usat_x.htm|access-date=24 July 2006|first=Theresa|last=Howard|date=24 July 2006|archive-date=21 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821180451/http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2006-07-23-bond-usat_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The producers subsequently chose to limit the number of companies involved in product placement to eight for the next Bond film, ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]],'' in 2006.<ref name="Smir"/>

=== Retrospective ===
Despite favour from fans who prefer Bond's more "camp" films, a comment piece in 2020 stated that it is "considered by many to be the worst entry in James Bond's canon" and compares unfavourably to ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'' (released months earlier), which "ushered in a new era of violent, gritty action-espionage movies" and gave rise to the "stripped-down, no-nonsense" Bond of [[Daniel Craig]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Elvy |first=Craig |date=3 February 2020 |url=https://screenrant.com/die-another-day-james-bond-movie-problems-pierce-brosnan/ |title=What Went Wrong With James Bond's Die Another Day |website=Screen Rant |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206132243/https://screenrant.com/die-another-day-james-bond-movie-problems-pierce-brosnan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
It often occupies a low rank on Bond-related lists,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=Every "Bond" Film Ever, Ranked |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a37893919/best-bond-movies-ranked/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All 27 James Bond Movies Ranked by Tomatometer |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/james-bond-movies/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=editorial.rottentomatoes.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Every James Bond movie ranked, from Sean Connery's 'Dr. No' to Daniel Craig's 'No Time to Die' |url=https://ew.com/every-james-bond-movie-ranked-8654954 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> and the title song has also received mixed reactions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-14 |title=All 25 James Bond Theme Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g30925924/james-bond-theme-songs-ranking/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=Madonna's 'Die Another Day' theme is so bad, it's amazing |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/madonna-die-another-day-soundtrack-so-bad-its-amazing/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2021-10-08 |title=Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked Worst to Best |url=https://variety.com/lists/james-bond-theme-songs-ranked-no-time-to-die-music/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Madonna: American Life |url=https://www.avclub.com/madonna-american-life-1798198475 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-14 |title=LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo - Madonna - 'American Life' |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/29133.html |access-date=2025-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040214163946/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/29133.html |archive-date=14 February 2004 }}</ref> In a 2021 [[Yahoo!]] survey consisting of 2200 experts and superfans, ''Die Another Day'' was ranked as the third-worst installment after ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' and ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''. The authors of the study did, however, specify that "every Bond film...is always someone's favourite".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/biggest-007-fans-choose-best-james-bond-movie-104936385.html|title=The best James Bond movies according to the experts and its biggest fans|work=Yahoo!|first=Mark|last=O'Connell|date=5 February 2021|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805034818/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/biggest-007-fans-choose-best-james-bond-movie-104936385.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 

==Media==
''Die Another Day'' was novelised by the then-official James Bond writer, [[Raymond Benson]], based on the screenplay by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]]. An effort is made to depict some of the film's more outlandish elements with more believability, in the style of Fleming's original novels' use of cutting-edge technology. So, for example, the non-bodywork elements of the Aston Martin with its 'cloaking' function (the glass windows and rubber tyres) are described as having retractable covers to achieve the invisibility effect. Fan reaction to it was above average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commanderbond.net/article/1717 |title=Novelized ''Die Another Day'' |publisher=Commanderbond.net |date=11 November 2002 |access-date=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620152015/http://commanderbond.net/article/1717|archive-date=20 June 2007}}</ref> After its publication, Benson retired as the official James Bond novelist; a new series featuring the secret agent's [[Young Bond|adventures as a teenager]], by [[Charlie Higson]], was launched in 2005.

''[[007 Legends]]'', released in 2012, features Daniel Craig's James Bond in a ''Die Another Day'' level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/license-to-kill-die-another-day-appearing-in-007-legends-233256.phtml|title=License to Kill/Die Another Day appearing in 007 Legends|date=16 August 2012|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110191527/https://www.destructoid.com/license-to-kill-die-another-day-appearing-in-007-legends-233256.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cancelled spin-off==
Speculation arose in 2003 of a spin-off film concentrating on Jinx, which was scheduled for a November/December 2004 release. It was originally reported that MGM was keen to set up a film series that would be a "[[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]]" alternative to the main series. In the late 1990s, MGM had originally considered developing a spin-off film based on [[Michelle Yeoh]]'s character, [[Wai Lin]], in 1997's ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. The spin-off ''Jinx'' was announced in December 2002. [[Lee Tamahori]] initially wanted to direct, but [[Stephen Frears]] was ultimately hired. Berry and [[Michael Madsen]] were originally going to reprise their roles as Jinx and Falco, while Jinx's lover was going to be played by [[Javier Bardem]]. Bardem would later play [[List of James Bond villains|villain]] [[Raoul Silva]] in ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012). The film would have revolved around Jinx's entry into the NSA, revealing that she had been adopted by Falco after being orphaned in a bombing and being hired by him from the [[RAND Corporation]] to do a job at the NSA as a favour.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title=Cancelled James Bond Spinoff Jinx Plot Reveals Scrapped Origin Story|url=https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-cancelled-jinx-spinoff-plot-details/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914165008/https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-cancelled-jinx-spinoff-plot-details/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title=James Bond: Halle Berry's Scrapped Spinoff Script Has Made Its Way Online, And Wow|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2562820/james-bond-halle-berrys-scrapped-spinoff-script-has-made-its-way-online-and-wow|access-date=2021-09-14|website=CINEMABLEND|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828222221/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2562820/james-bond-halle-berrys-scrapped-spinoff-script-has-made-its-way-online-and-wow|url-status=live}}</ref> Wade described the film as "a very atmospheric, Euro thriller, a [[Bourne (film series)|Bourne]]-type movie."<ref name=":1"/> However, despite much speculation of an imminent movie, on 26 October 2003, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that MGM had cancelled the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808475849 |title=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=11 January 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206052832/http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808475849 |archive-date= 6 December 2003 }}. Retrieved 28 March 2008</ref> MGM instead decided to reboot the James Bond franchise with the next film, ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', with [[Daniel Craig]] portraying the role of the titular character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.com/news/item/6747/halle-berrys-bond-spin-off-cancelled.phtml|title=Halle Berry's Bond spin-off cancelled|work=cinema.com|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704081448/http://cinema.com/news/item/6747/halle-berrys-bond-spin-off-cancelled.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Berry revealed that the film was cancelled over its $80 million budget, saying: "Nobody was ready to sink that kind of money into a black female action star."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=Halle Berry reveals why her Bond character's spin-off film was axed|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/halle-berry-reveals-why-her-bond-character-s-spin-film-was-axed-b435623.html|last=Nugent|first=Annabel|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914163427/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/halle-berry-reveals-why-her-bond-character-s-spin-film-was-axed-b435623.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=2020-01-16|title=Halle Berry's Bond Spinoff Was Killed Over Budget Fears, Enraging 007 Producer|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/halle-berry-bond-spinoff-jinx-killed-budget-1202203684/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914165009/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/halle-berry-bond-spinoff-jinx-killed-budget-1202203684/|url-status=live}}</ref> Purvis and Wade said that this decision was influenced by the failure of several action films with female stars, including ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' and ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life]]'', in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-27|title=Die Another Day's Jinx, and the lost James Bond spin-off franchise|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/die-another-days-jinx-and-the-lost-james-bond-spin-off-franchise/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Film Stories|language=en|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914165011/https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/die-another-days-jinx-and-the-lost-james-bond-spin-off-franchise/|url-status=live|last=Harrison |first=Mark }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Invisibility in fiction]]
* [[Outline of James Bond]]

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