Legendary action hero James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) starts another chapter in the longest-running movie series in history. The threat of World War III looms as media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) pits China and Britain against each other to complete his global communications empire. But the fighting skills and intelligence of Chinese agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh), who steps in to help Agent 007, could topple Carver's plot.