No Time to Die star Daniel Craig has hinted that the movie will link back to Casino Royale character Vesper Lynd.

The 007 actor opened up about coming back for one more turn in the 25th James Bond outing in a new interview, explaining how the movie's story came together.

"I went and did other things," he told Total Film. "I got some separation. My family forgave me for being away from home for that length of time.

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"We started talking about it and I went, 'There might be a story we need to finish here – something we started in Casino [Royale]," Craig continued.

"Something to do with Vesper, and Spectre, and something that was connected, in a way,' It started to formulate, and I thought, 'Here we go.'"

Lynd was of course killed off at the end of Casino Royale, with all Craig's Bond movies eventually tying to evil organisation Spectre in the 2015 film of the same name.

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Meanwhile, ahead of No Time to Die's release next month, fans are calling for the movie to be postponed over coronavirus fears.

Fan site MI6: The Home of James Bond 007 published an open letter to the movie's studios, saying: "It is time to put public health above marketing release schedules and the cost of canceling publicity events."

No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie, has a UK release date of April 2, 2020, and opens in the US on April 10, 2020. All the previous Bond movies are available on DVD or Blu-ray.

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