If you were left stunned by the surprising climax to James Bond\u2019s latest outing No Time to Die<\/a>, then you\u2019re not alone \u2013 Moneypenny actress Naomie Harris has admitted she couldn\u2019t believe what she was reading when she first received the film\u2019s script.<\/p>\n Daniel Craig\u2019s final film as 007 saw the character go out in a blaze of glory, saving the world one last time but at the cost of his own life.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Harris revealed that she initially wondered if she\u2019d been sent a screenplay with a fake ending.<\/p>\n She explained: \u201cBecause there\u2019s so much secrecy around all of the Bond movies, I thought, \u2018Is this a joke? Am I being sent, like, the wrong ending, and then they\u2019re gonna send me a new one?\u2019. I really thought that, because I just thought\u2026 this doesn\u2019t happen. Bond doesn\u2019t die. It\u2019s sacred that Bond should never die.\u201d<\/p>\n Once she\u2019d come to terms with the tragic twist, however, Harris said she considered it a \u201cfitting end\u201d for Craig\u2019s version of the character. \u201cHe\u2019s just done such an amazing job with this character. It\u2019s really quite extraordinary. So it was really, really sad and really emotional. But it also felt like a fitting end as well.\u201d<\/p>\n No Time to Die was finally released to cinemas in the UK on 30th September following a series of production delays and further postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Harris believes the film ultimately came out at \u201cthe perfect time\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was so difficult to get that timing right of when to release this movie \u2013 and obviously, it changed several times, and there was a lot of frustration amongst people and some people felt like the date shouldn\u2019t have changed and all this kind of thing. But what was so wonderful when this movie was finally released, [was] it was the perfect time, because it really felt like it was the end of the nightmare for everyone. People finally felt safe enough to go back to the cinemas and watch movies where they really deserve to be watched \u2013 especially a movie like No Time to Die, it really needs to be seen on the big screen.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it felt like that premiere for No Time to Die was such a celebration \u2013 not just for us, but for for the country and for the world. You know, it really felt momentous and and huge and I was just so grateful to be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n With the film finally out in the world and shortly to be made available on home media, Harris believes that it\u2019s \u201cthe sensitivity\u201d which Daniel Craig brought to the role of Bond that will be his lasting legacy.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had all the elements of the traditional Bond, but then he had heart as well. He fell in love, and really connected with the women that he had relationships with, and had his heart broken at points as well. I think that humanising of Bond just made him touch our hearts even more.\u201d<\/p> No Time to Die is available on 4K Ultra HD<\/a>, Blu-ray<\/a> and DVD<\/a> from 20th December. Visit our Movies<\/a> hub for more news, interviews and features, or find something to watch with our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\""Naomie\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/moneypenny-no-time-to-die-27bc12e.jpeg?quality=90&crop=10px%2C7px%2C1899px%2C1265px&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"moneypenny-no-time-to-die\"\\"\/")
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