Die Another Day

Die Another Day is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the 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 MI6 agent James Bond, it was also the last with Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny. Halle Berry co-stars as Bond girl and NSA agent Jinx. In the film, Bond attempts to locate a traitor in British intelligence who betrayed him and a 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 (1955) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1965), as well as Kingsley Amis's novel, Colonel Sun. Die Another Day was released on 20 November 2002 internationally by 20th Century Fox and in the United States two days later by MGM Distribution Co. under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label. The film also marked the James Bond franchise's 40th anniversary, and 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, plot and villain. Nevertheless, the film was a box-office success, grossing $432 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2002. The next film in the series, Casino Royale, was released in November 2006, which also served as a reboot of the franchise with Daniel Craig replacing Brosnan as Bond.