In the James Bond FranchiseAgent 007 won’t be the only change for the new films. The wait for the return of the most famous spy on celluloid is long expand more than it shouldat least when it comes to choosing the actor who will replace Daniel Craig. Of course, even before the Golden Globe nominee takes part in No time to dieThe rumor mill has already positioned other well-known faces in the industry in their place. That was in 2021 and next year it will be four years since one of the the most important roles in the film industry His position is vacant. Although in reality, according to producer Barbara Broccoli, there is not even a proposed script for the development of the long-awaited reboot. Reboot that will be marked as the first film of the saga since Amazon bought MGM (Metro Goldwyn-Mayer) in 2022. Now the former actor Ben Whishaw He believes the renewal will surely affect the entire cast.
Whishaw brought Q to life in the latest three films from the James Bond franchise (sky fall, Spectrum and his No time to die). The famous character was the one who provided the protagonist THE gadgets more ingenious and indicators who, at certain moments, helped Bond escape from his enemies or solve a dead end for the hero. The first to take on this role was Desmond Llewelynthen came John Cleese and finally Whishaw. Of course, with the new direction and evolution of the brand, the technological ally of the British secret services has changed to become much more than the man who offers new tools to the agent with the license to kill. Precisely with the actor The perfume was with whom we explore the character of the role in more detailto become a companion who followed the adventures of the ever-stylish savior of the world from his computer. However, with the next installments, we will probably have to say goodbye to Whishaw and the entire team, as the following films will offer a new vision from documents written by Ian Fleming.
The new James Bond franchise
With the arrival of each latest 007, nor has it always been modified the entire cast. The change and succession between Llewelyn and Cleese occurred in The World is Not Enough (1999), both appearing in the same film. While on the other hand, the iconic character of M was repeated by Judi Dench both in the era of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Therefore, perhaps in the new Bond missions we could have a familiar face. However, Whishaw thinks more quite the contrary.
In his latest interview, Clifton explained that he was not sure that they would invite him againbut I would love to reprise the role if possible:
“I don’t think I’ll be in the next one. I think they’ll do it again and with a new cast, a whole new cast. I think that’s my hunch, but I don’t know, I have no idea,” he said. Laura Kuenssberg in the Bbc. Subsequently, the Brit made it clear that this would be something he would pick up if they asked him to do it from production, but with Amazon coming into play, it looks like we’ll see something radically different what the license has accustomed us to. “I would do it if they asked me to. But I think it might require a new impetus and a new group of people. I think I could be good at it. but if they asked me to, I would do it, of course,” he concluded, being honest with the media.
He highest handicap What we can see from the return of the actors and their respective characters is that in Craig’s films, the titular spy has acquired a personal and highly developed relationship with his team, unlike the stories of his predecessors who donned the tuxedo. So seeing them interact again with a new agent without at some point mentioning the one played by Craig would be a little strange. Unless there is a certain continuity and the new 007 is a new agent with the conscience of replacing the old character of Craig. But frankly, that would be even weirder and something very disturbing for the James Bond franchise.
When will the successor arrive?
In this time of change for MGM and Amazon, executive producers are taking this lightly. the future of the saga is very calm. Especially since neither the main actor nor the team that will direct and write the screenplay have been announced. So, by 2025 at the latest we should know none of these signs. It would be very strange if more than five years passed between the corresponding generational changes. Especially considering that between Brosnan’s last film (Die another day) and Craig’s first (Casino Royale), they succeeded four years.
Among the most cited names, it seems that the best placed is Aaron Taylor Johnson. But as fans know, nothing is confirmed yet.
