UK Next James Bond Movie Will Be a 'Complete Reinvention' For the Series

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007’s next outing will completely reinvent the James Bond series. According to producer Barbara Broccoli, the 26th Bond movie will reinvent who James Bond is… but they haven’t found an actor to take up the mantle just yet.


“Nobody’s in the running,” she said in a new story via Deadline. “We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through. There isn’t a script, and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because, really, it’s a reinvention of Bond. We’re reinventing who he is and that takes time. I’d say that filming is at least two years away.”

Broccoli’s comments were made during a BFI Fellowship dinner where she and Michael G. Wilson were honored for their fellowship. The pair were awarded their fellowships by series regulars Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris… and it seems that Fiennes couldn’t help but quip that he’s on-hand and ready to train up the new 007.

“[You] killed Bond,” he joked, referencing Daniel Craig’s exit in No Time to Die. “Naomie and I are the people to fix it. You find him and we’ll train him.”

Of course, Broccoli previously stated that the search for the next James Bond would begin in 2022 after Craig’s dramatic exit prompted speculation about who would become the world’s greatest spy in his wake.

“We're not thinking about it at all,” she said at the time. “We want Daniel [Craig] to have his time of celebration. Next year we'll start thinking about the future.”

Craig first portrayed Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale. He reprised the role of 007 in 2008's Quantum of Solace, 2012's Skyfall, and 2015's Spectre, which have collectively grossed more than $3.1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Who will take up the role of Bond, James Bond? For now, we’ll have to wait and see.

But it looks as though the search is on for the next 007. And it sounds as though it’s going to be an exciting time to be a secret agent.

Want to find out more about 007? Check out Broccoli's comments about why 007 can never be a woman and Daniel Craig’s advice for the next British superspy.

 

[Dan Abrams]

Take it back to the 80s with Colombian drug lords, huge brick cell phones, and Porsches. Unfortunately that will never happen because every movie has to be [current year] so it can make "insightful" statements on current issues like race and immigration.

 

[CharlesBarkley]

Name is kisuni - Kisuni bond. White trans mtf secret agent who takes down bigots.

My current mission? Some CHUDS are planning on crashing a pride parade. That ain’t happening on my watch.

*cuts to a 40 min sex scene of bond shoving bad dragon dildos into his rectum for pornhub while complaining about back pain from fibromyalgia the entire time.*

 

[Bungdit Din]

Rumours have emerged of a shadowy cabal intent on a totalitarian technocratic takeover, who are planning to unleash a deadly new virus-based bioweapon, developed in secret facilities in some overseas satrap. James Bond faces the toughest mission of his perilous career in a globe-trotting adventure: can he track down and eliminate rogue scientists spreading misinformation in time to ensure the plan is accomplished and millions die? Find out this Holiday Season!

 

[mindlessobserver]

Why the 60's? Lets take it back to the 19th century and make Bond an agent of the British Empire at the height of its extent. So many fun stories to be had there. He could intervene to stop some insane settlers in the pacific northwest triggering a war with America, maybe chase down a crazy Indian death cult that has kidnapped the daughter of a colonial official in 19th century Gujarat (she will be suitably grateful for the rescue). The amount of unmined material would be endless. They could even weave in some subtle critiques of imperialism and colonialism to assuage their lefty egos. We could even get Queen Victoria "not amused", and she could be a feminine foil to Bonds ultra machismo. Maybe he's her personal troubleshooter.

But lets be real. This would be too much fun for the joyless faggots in Hollywood.

 

[FILTH Tourist]

Why the 60's? Lets take it back to the 19th century and make Bond an agent of the British Empire at the height of its extent. So many fun stories to be had there. He could intervene to stop some insane settlers in the pacific northwest triggering a war with America, maybe chase down a crazy Indian death cult that has kidnapped the daughter of a colonial official in 19th century Gujarat (she will be suitably grateful for the rescue). The amount of unmined material would be endless. They could even weave in some subtle critiques of imperialism and colonialism to assuage their lefty egos. We could even get Queen Victoria "not amused", and she could be a feminine foil to Bonds ultra machismo. Maybe he's her personal troubleshooter.

But lets be real. This would be too much fun for the joyless faggots in Hollywood.

At that point just adapt The Flashman Papers. Its basically this, but instead of a cool brave spy, it's a clever but cowardly and smug british officer. It's a fun book series and worth a read.

 

[Ita Mori]

Re-embrace the camp and action, while being unapologetic about Bond's love for the ladies.

But you'll probably make him some depressed lunatic and try to have another go at 00's "gritty" instead.

 

[That Chris Guy]

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At this point, why not? He played Sir Gawain, didn't he? If he can pull of a 9th century knight, why not Bond? Why not, indeed?

Because he didn't pull off Gawain at all. He was portrayed as a dumb, pussy playboy who spent the film following the machinations of one bitch woman after another, whilst being belittled and ridiculed along the way. That is not Gawain, sir.

He was fine in Slumdog Millionaire and Chappie, but let's not shove him in shit that isn't his element by default.

 

[ThatDarnIrishMan]

Can we just let James Bond stay dead for a decade or two?

Like, I get it, they wanted to get rid of Craig because he was too white and straight but does anyone really look forwards to Bond movies anymore?

The most stunning thing they have is that they keep saying "our plans for HIM". So, one of two choices:
1. Black gay transman as James Bond.
2. Its a younger James Bond and they're awful and shit at everything and they have to be taught and saved constantly by their senior spy who is a super badass amazing black woman.

 

[The Curmudgeon]

As with many things these days, I'll stick with the original content.

 

[Otterly]

I’m not even sure who they could get to play him. I know hiddleston was tagged but he’s not rough enough. Bond needs to be suave but also have a rough edge to him and I simply can’t think of a current British actor who could do it. I actually think idros Elba would have been not too bad but he’s too old now. Henry cavil? Handsome and can do violence. Tom hardy I don’t think works. I think fassbender would have been good but again he’s a bit too old now.
You can’t fuck the plot up though, I mean really, bond films are not hard. They should be fun.
Precredit chase in beautiful European setting, over rooftops, set piece, shit blows up, quipped one liner, Shirley bassey sings your theme song, bond carpeted by M for the shit blowing up, given crap assignment, comedy Q interlude with gadget, assignment turns up sexy Bond girl and nefarious plot. Spurious reason to go somewhere tropical, bikini clad Bond girl, bond in budgie smugglers for the ladies, shock betrayal, bond captured, taken to volcano supervillain lair, ridiculous evil plot involving space lasers outlined in great detail, bond almost dead, (third act low( miraculous gadget mediated escape, revenge, Bond girl gets killed, bond thwarts villain in fabulous set piece, more shit gets blown up. Quips, Shirley bassey songs us out as a lightly wounded but vindicated bond saves the day. This is not hard and it should not involve anything woke. Martinis and shit blowing up please.

 

[Flaming Carrot]

They keep saying they're going to reinvent James Bond, but it' s one of the most popular film franchises in history. I read once that it's estimated that half the world has seen a James Bond movie. Even with Covid and the delays and everything, No Time to Die was still the highest grossing movie for much of the world in 2021. Changing up the formula would make as much sense as Coca Cola bringing back new Coke. I predict that the next James Bond movie will feature a British guy who is not Idris Elba shooting guns, driving fast cars, and bedding beautiful women in exotic locations. It will make at least half a billion dollars.

 

[MirrorNoir]

Rumours have emerged of a shadowy cabal intent on a totalitarian technocratic takeover, who are planning to unleash a deadly new virus-based bioweapon, developed in secret facilities in some overseas satrap. James Bond faces the toughest mission of his perilous career in a globe-trotting adventure: can he track down and eliminate rogue scientists spreading misinformation in time to ensure the plan is accomplished and millions die? Find out this Holiday Season!

Wasn't that the plot of Tomorrow Never Dies (but with faux Rupert Murdoch and cable news instead of social media? Cable News/Murdoch basically trying to start WW3 for ratings?

 

[Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0]

They pretty much have to do something radical, and I say that as a fan. They did the old dinosaur agent with Brosnan arc, and with Craig they went from new agent to old washed up agent to dead. They also hit his origin story hard in the Craig movies.

If they do another origin story, it's gonna get like the upteen Batman reboots. Portraying him as an antihero, throwback, or twisted sad old guy isn't gonna cut it after the last 20 years.

Better to throw us in the middle of his life, no backstory, at the height of his powers. And as much as I don't prefer the lighter tone of the Moore movies, going grimdark after the Craig movies would just be treading water. But those movies were such a complete life story they will be hard to top. They were also the "reinvention" of Bond. Hard to reinvent the reinvention.

 

[Grand Wizard Wakka]

They pretty much have to do something radical, and I say that as a fan. They did the old dinosaur agent with Brosnan arc, and with Craig they went from new agent to old washed up agent to dead. They also hit his origin story hard in the Craig movies.

If they do another origin story, it's gonna get like the upteen Batman reboots. Portraying him as an antihero, throwback, or twisted sad old guy isn't gonna cut it after the last 20 years.

Better to throw us in the middle of his life, no backstory, at the height of his powers. And as much as I don't prefer the lighter tone of the Moore movies, going grimdark after the Craig movies would just be treading water. But those movies were such a complete life story they will be hard to top. They were also the "reinvention" of Bond. Hard to reinvent the reinvention.

There's only one logical fresh step from here for these movies:

 

[Pokemonquistador2]

Re-embrace the camp and action, while being unapologetic about Bond's love for the ladies.

But you'll probably make him some depressed lunatic and try to have another go at 00's "gritty" instead.

Forget it mate, it's not the 80s,
He'd rather kick you in the face.
We've got a new Bond for the Twenties,
Because the world's a terrible place.

 

[TurdFondler]

Take it back to the 80s with Colombian drug lords, huge brick cell phones, and Porsches. Unfortunately that will never happen because every movie has to be [current year] so it can make "insightful" statements on current issues like race and immigration.

This would be SO GOOD.

My favorite Bond film has got to be Thunderball. The cinematography was so good, the colors and sets were fantastic and the premise was just stupid enough to work. The opening scene with the plane landing underwater is actually a top tier spy film opener.

What I like about the old Bonds is how simple it was. The gadgets were so stupid and hokey and spy technology was so primitive. Now it's basically all cell phones and Hollywood hacking scenes.

 

[Mr. Zed da Robot Poon Fed]

These people only see legitimacy in white stories.

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

They killed Bond.
They've crossed the line and killed him.
Whatever this "007" will be, they can't take back what happened.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

If they really make James Bond gay for the sake of being gay, then I would not be shocked.

 

[StraightShooter2]

So is their plan now to reboot the entire series for each new actor?