Everything we know so far about the next film in the long-running spy franchise. <\/p>
\u201cJames Bond Will Return.\u201d As with every 007 flick, No Time To Die<\/a> ends with that familiar phrase, promising the return of the iconic secret agent in the not too distant future.<\/p>\n But for the first time in a long time, we don\u2019t know quite what that James Bond will look like: Daniel Craig has now officially stepped down from the role and it will fall to a new actor to embody Ian Fleming\u2019s character in the next film.<\/p>\n Producer Barbara Broccoli has been on record to say that the search for a new Bond won\u2019t begin in earnest until 2022 \u2013 allowing Craig his time in the sun before the franchise moves on \u2013 but that hasn\u2019t stopped the rumour mill from churning out a raft of big names.<\/p>\n Of course, it\u2019s far too early to know too much about what we can expect from Bond 26, let alone when we can see it in cinemas \u2013 but speculation is half of the fun, so read on for everything we know so far about the next film.<\/p>\n Happily, we can confirm James Bond will return in another movie following the events of No Time To Die.<\/p>\n The film concluded with the simple message: \u201cJames Bond will return.\u201d<\/p>\n Alas, it is far too early to say for certain when a new Bond film might hit cinemas, but we can be fairly confident that it won\u2019t be as long a gap as 007 fans have had to face this time.<\/p>\n No Time To Die was hit by delays even before the pandemic, meaning that the eventual gap between Spectre and the latest film was the longest in Bond history \u2013 so here\u2019s hoping that it won\u2019t be another six years until the next one.<\/p>\n Commonly, there is around three or four years between Bond movies, and we can expect a similar wait this time around, given that the casting process has not even begun yet. It seems that 2024 would be the earliest we can expect \u2013 but we\u2019ll keep this page updated as and when more information is available.<\/p>\n The ongoing conversation around who will replace Bond as the next James Bond<\/a> is likely to further intensify in the coming months, having already been a major talking point for most of the last few years.<\/p>\n The current bookies favourite is Tom Hardy, while others said to be in the running include Bridgerton\u2019s Rege-Jean Page, James Norton and Henry Cavill. Other names such as Idris Elba continue to be linked, while Outlander\u2019s Sam Heughan has also regularly proved a popular suggestion.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> before the release of No Time To Die, broadcaster and critic James King \u2013 who hosted the official Bond podcast \u2013 explained that it would be a tricky decision for producers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not an easy job,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I spoke to the head of casting, for example, who\u2019s heavily involved in these decisions \u2013 this is not an easy thing that they take lightly. So the decision will be very long and complex, I\u2019m sure, which is as it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli themselves have admitted that the\u00a0Bond franchise is at a \u201ccritical juncture\u201d<\/a> while Daniel Craig was recently asked if he thought the next Bond should potentially be a woman.<\/p>\n \u201cThe answer to that is very simple,\u201d he told Radio Times<\/strong>. \u201cThere should simply be better parts for women and actors of colour. Why should a woman play James Bond when there should be a part just as good as James Bond, but for a woman?\u201d<\/p>\n Eve Moneypenny star Naomie Harris revealed that Tom Hardy would be her top choice for James Bond<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 although she conceded that he was unlikely, while Q actor Ben Whishaw has spoken about how he would love to see an out gay actor in the role of Bond<\/a>.<\/p>\n Back in July 2020, a RadioTimes.com<\/strong> poll of more than 80,000 Bond fans from all across the globe saw Sam Heughan emerge as the top contender, with the Scot scoring almost 30 per cent of the total vote.<\/p>\n Heughan has previously admitted that playing Ian Fleming\u2019s super spy would be \u201ca dream role<\/a>\u201d \u2013 could he really be in the running?<\/p>\n The top 10 fan favourites for the next James Bond, as voted for by fans in our poll, were:<\/b><\/p>\n With Craig confirmed to be leaving, the next big question is whether the rest of the supporting cast from his era will stick around or if they will say farewell too. In the past, several actors \u2013 notably including Judi Dench as M \u2013 have appeared alongside more than one Bond actor, but it remains to be seen if that will be the case this time around.<\/p>\n The likes of Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Lea Seydoux and Rory Kinnear have appeared in multiple Craig era films, while Lashana Lynch and Ana De Armas both impressed in their 007 debuts in No Time To Die \u2013 so it\u2019s likely fans would be happy to see more of them.<\/p>\n But with the Craig era having been the first to have a real sense of continuity, it arguably wouldn\u2019t make sense for these characters to stick around \u2013 unless a character other than James Bond is taking over as 007 \u2013 and as such a complete refresh seems most likely.<\/p>\n For his part, Whishaw recently told RadioTimes.com,<\/a> \u201cI haven\u2019t had a conversation about it \u2013 and that\u2019s really the honest truth.\u201d Meanwhile, Lashana Lynch added, \u201cI haven\u2019t had a conversation about it [either] \u2013 and actually I\u2019m glad. [My feeling is] just stay present, stick to this [No Time To Die].\u201d<\/p>\n In a separate interview, Whishaw told Yahoo Movies<\/a>, \u201cI was contracted to do three films. That is obviously up now. And I was wondering if there is a future for me as Q, and I was wondering to myself how I felt about that. And today I woke up and thought \u2018ooh, maybe I kinda would like to continue\u2019. So we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n We\u2019ll keep this page updated as and when we hear any more information about who might be returning to the Bond cast, as well as any announcements about brand new cast members.<\/p>\n The issue of who was set to direct No Time To Die was a complicated one, with Danny Boyle originally attached before leaving the project due to creative differences. In the end Cary Joji Fukunaga took over, and there\u2019s a chance that he could follow in the footsteps of multiple past Bond filmmakers by returning for another bite at the cherry.<\/p>\n Speaking of past Bond directors, Martin Campbell has recently been on record to say that he would be open to a return. Campbell helmed the first Bond outings for both Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, so it would be understandable for the producers to turn to him to usher in yet another new era.<\/p>\n Speaking to Collider<\/a>, Campbell was asked if he\u2019d like a return, responding, \u201cOh yeah, I would certainly consider it. I enjoy doing Bond. And also, the two producers are great to work with.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re pretty much given a free hand to \u2013 everybody obviously participates in the script, and Casino I had Paul Haggis, who did a terrific job with the script. He did the final draft.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the two producers are great to work with, and they don\u2019t interfere at all if they think you\u2019re on the right track, and everything else they just let you get on with it. They support you all the way. It\u2019s an enjoyable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n It is of course too early to tell for sure who might direct the next one \u2013 but we\u2019ll add any more rumours to this page when we hear of them.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Movies<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Everything we know so far about the next film in the long-running spy franchise. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5187,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007.jpg",820,546,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007.jpg",800,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007.jpg",820,546,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/james-bond-26-release-date-rumours-cast-and-who-will-be-the-new-007.jpg",820,546,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Everything we know so far about the next film in the long-running spy franchise.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Will there be another James Bond movie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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