James Bond is about to make history. While all eyes are currently on Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming film reboot, which is reportedly now holding final screen tests with names such as Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) and Callum Turner (Eternity) said to be in the mix, several other 007 projects are being rolled out as part of a wider initiative to expand the long-running franchise.Credit: MGM/EON ProductionsRelated: ‘James Bond’ Reboot Officially Confirms Lead Actor, Plot, Release Window, and MoreRecent novels released under Ian Fleming Publications include Kim Sherwood’s Hurricane Room and Charlie Higson’s King Zero, with James Bond and the Secret Agent Academy scheduled to arrive next year. Meanwhile, IDW is releasing a brand-new 007 comic book series.This year has already seen the arrival of a major James Bond installment with IO Interactive’s hugely successful third-person action-adventure video game 007 First Light starring Patrick Gibson (Dexter: Original Sin). Now, yet another new entry is being released in just a few days.Credit: IO Interactive under license from Amazon MGM Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon ProductionsYoung Bond: SilverFin is an upcoming audio drama from Big Finish Productions. Based on Charlie Higson’s 2005 novel of the same name — which was followed by multiple sequels from both Higson and author Steve Cole — the series follows a teenage Bond during his time at Eton.Earlier this year, Big Finish Productions announced that Isaac Rouse (The Crown Season 6) had been cast as the voice of a teenage Bond, alongside Charlotte McBurney as Wilder Lawless.Several additional actors have now been confirmed, including Miriam Margolyes (Cleek MacSawney), William Hope (Lord Hellebore), Paterson Joseph (Dr Perseus Friend), Tim McInnerny (Uncle Max), Miranda Raison (Aunt Charmian), Timothy Bentinck (Sergeant White), Lucy Fleming (Madame Ouspenskaya), Harry Marcus (Red Kelly), Christopher Nathan (George Hellebore), and Penelope Rawlins (Alfie Kelly), with Higson himself as Bond’s mentor Michael Merriot.Credit: MGM/EON ProductionsSpanning eight hours (480 minutes), Young Bond: SilverFin is divided into 16 half-hour episodes over two box sets and releases on October 29. It is now available for pre-order.“On his first day at his new school, James Bond is about to make his very first enemy, and is soon plunged into a deadly adventure that will take him from the playing fields of Eton to the murky waters of Loch Silverfin…,” the synopsis for the upcoming audio drama states, adding, “A monstrous secret lurks beneath its icy surface… a secret that threatens to plunge the world into a new era of warfare.”Who Is the New James Bond in Amazon MGM’s Film?Amazon MGM Studios has yet to announce the next Bond actor for its untitled film; however, we’re likely to find out soon, as one of the film’s producers, Amy Pascal, told Deadline in August that “the end of the year is a good bet” for finding out the new actor’s identity.The new movie will follow Daniel Craig’s five-film tenure, which included Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021).Are you excited to hear Isaac Rouse’s take on a young James Bond? Who do you think will play 007 in the upcoming film reboot? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!The post ‘James Bond’ Reboot Will Be Split Into Two Parts, Full Cast and Release Date Confirmed appeared first on Inside the Magic.