According to Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the next James Bond film, production on the next film will not start for at least two years. Does the team have an actor in mind to play Bond, since Daniel Craig has exited the franchise?
At a star-studded private dinner in London that was held in honor of Broccoli and her brother Michael G. Wilson for their BFI Fellowships, she gave some updates about the future of the Bond series.
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The Next James Bond Movie Will “Reinvent” 007
James Bond’s cinematic future was clarified only loosely this week when producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson received their long-awaited BFI Fellowship in London’s Claridge’s ballroom in front of 150 colleagues and friends.
In an interview with Deadline, 007 producer Barbara Broccoli discussed the release of No Time to Die in 2021 and the future of the 007 brands in general. Apparently, the hunt for a new actor to play Bond has not yet begun “because it’s a reinvention of Bond.” She emphasized, “Nobody’s in the running.”
“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,” she added.
Bond Producers Praised 007’s “Excellent Actors”
While receiving BFI Fellowships, Bond creators paid tribute to the “great performers” who have played 007 throughout the years – Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
EON Productions is owned by the 62-year-old sister and 80-year-old brother that produced the previous nine installments of the critically acclaimed spy series. When they were honored by the British Film Institute at a Claridge’s event in London, they were joined by Naomie Harris, who played Miss Moneypenny in the last Bond flicks, and Ralph Fiennes as spymaster M.
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