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And we thought Christmas only came once a year. The first full-length trailer for No Time To Die has been released, giving fans a flavour of what to expect from Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond. The promo, which launched on Wednesday and can be seen below, shows Rami Malek in character as the latest villain for the first time, as well as a new female agent with a licence to kill. No Time To Die is set to be released in April, but there have been one or two obstacles along the way - from Daniel Craig's ankle injury to the decision to change director. Rami Malek is seen in character for the first time. Briefly. He's in the trailer for about two seconds in total. To be fair he's technically seen in other parts of it too but is hiding behind a white mask. Daniel Craig literally jumps off a bridge at one point. Seemingly without a harness or parachute. The camera follows him over the edge as he plunges through the air. Fortunately there's a secure piece of rope for him to grab on to, which is a nice stroke of luck. There's a new (female) agent in town with a licence to kill. "Are you a double-O?" James Bond asks her. "Two years," replies Lashana Lynch, which presumably means "Yes I am thank you for asking." But there are some familiar faces too. Christoph Waltz is back, having not been shot by Bond on Westminster Bridge at the end of Spectre. Jeffrey Wright's Felix makes an appearance in the trailer too, along with Bond's previous love interest Dr Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), Q (Ben Whishaw), M (Ralph Fiennes) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris). Malek's villain might be Dr. No. Speculation was rife after fans noticed that neither the trailer nor the poster showed the character's hands. Could one of the franchise's most famous villains be revealed as the final member of the criminal network, Spectre? Fukunaga refers to a new plot, but No Time To Die also appears to continue the overarching storyline which has run through the last four films. Spectre's ending seemed to tie that narrative up, which left many wondering whether the 25th Bond film would start afresh. But the inclusion of Waltz's Blofeld in the trailer puts paid to that idea and suggests it's a continuation - something Fukunaga appears to confirm. "I like to think of this as picking up from all the stories, from Casino [Royale] all the way through," he says. "And those who are fans will appreciate the layers that exist there, but I also think for new audiences, people who have never seen any of the films before, younger audiences, it's strong enough that they can get involved." Perhaps the most interesting part of the trailer is Lashana Lynch's appearance as a new member of MI6. Having a female double-O marks a slight change in direction in the franchise. No Time To Die is the first Bond film since #MeToo, but would the film series have evolved in this direction anyway? "Yes, I think so," Fukunaga says. "Bond started evolving probably 25 years ago, when Judi Dench's M called out Pierce Brosnan's Bond for being a misogynistic dinosaur and a relic of the Cold War." (He's quoting, almost verbatim, from one of the first scenes Dench and Brosnan shared in 1995's GoldenEye.) "I think Lashana's role is not about being female, she's just a younger generation," Fukunaga says. "There's the whole thing going around the internet right now about 'OK Boomer', and I just think of how younger generations challenge what the previous generations legacy means.