Malek plays the movie’s villain, Safin.

Lashana Lynch, ofCaptain Marvelfame, plays double-0 agent Nomi.

Lea Seydoux is back as French psychologist Madeleine Swann.

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“S— happens!

Everything falls apart,” jokes Seydoux of her character’s storyline with Craig.

Craig’s appearance inNo Time to Diealmost didn’t happen.

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“I finished that movie with a broken leg,” the actor tells EW.

Because that phone call to your wife saying ‘I’ve broken my leg’ is not pleasant."

Fortunately, he came around to agree with that."

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Fleabagcreator Phoebe Waller-Bridge was brought on to help with the script, much to Malek’s delight.

“She had quite an impact on what I was doing,” says theBohemian Rhapsodystar, 40.

After numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic,No Time to Diewill finally be released Oct. 8.

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Lynch admits the last year and a half has been a frustrating period.

“And your friends are like, ‘So when are we going to meet them?’

‘I don’t know, but maybe at some point?'”

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“We get to understand her more,” she says.

“She’s not sexualized and objectified.

TheNo Time to Diecast got to reuniteat the film’s world premiereat London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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