It’s Official: The Search Is On For The New James Bond

It looks like things are finally beginning to ramp-up on the James Bond front. All has been quiet since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director last year, as well as Amy Pascal and David Heyman signing on to produce with a screenplay from Steven Knight. That came after the shock announcement that Amazon MGM Studios had taken control of the Bond franchise from long-time custodians Barbra Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.    

Villeneuve is currently finishing up post-production on Dune: Part 3, but it looks like the gears are in motion to start the casting process. The hunt for a new James Bond is always big news – and names for Daniel Craig‘s replacement were even bandied about before No Time to Die – and that started filming in 2019 – and it was released in 2021!

Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and the oft-mentioned Henry Cavill have all been mooted – but does anyone actually take those names seriously? The answer is: no. 

Anyway, it would now appear that any names mentioned might have at least some validity attached – as the casting process for the next James Bond film is now underway. Amazon MGM Studios has released the following statement:

“The search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.”

I talked about James Bond with Jeff and Graham from the brilliant At The Flicks Podcast earlier this year and we discussed our hopes, dreams and fears concerning where Bond should – and could – go now that the Daniel Craig era has ended and the James Bond franchise has been sold by EON Productions to Amazon MGM Studios. It’s a great conversation that can be found here, or wherever you get your podcasts.