‘James Bond’ Reboot Officially Confirms Lead Actor, Plot, Release Window, and More

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There’s a lot going on in the world of James Bond lately. Not only has IO Interactive’s action-adventure video game 007 First Light been a commercial and critical success since it was released on May 27, but Amazon MGM Studios’ film reboot is officially in early development.Credit: Inside the MagicNew James Bond ContentThe upcoming film, helmed by director Denis Villeneuve (Dune), written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), and produced by David Heyman (the Harry Potter films) and Amy Pascal (Spider-Man: Homecoming), has no release date yet, nor have any plot details been shared.But the studio has confirmed that the hunt for the new 007 has begun, with casting director Nina Gold reportedly leading the search for a new actor to take up the mantle following Daniel Craig’s exit in 2021’s No Time to Die.Meanwhile, several James Bond novels are also being rolled out; some of them having already been released, with others arriving later this year.Where casting is concerned, none of this sounds very eventful; however, not only do we have a new Bond in 007 First Light‘s Patrick Gibson, but now, yet another new Bond has been cast.Credit: IO Interactive under license from Amazon MGM Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon ProductionsAnother New 007 Has Been CastA new Bond has been cast in an official audio drama series.Earlier this year, per Radio Times, Big Finish Productions announced that the novel Young Bond: SilverFin would be developed into an audio series. This week, Collider reported that Isaac Rouse had been cast as the young Bond, which has now been confirmed by the studio involved via its official website.Rouse, best known for his role as Ollie Chadwyck-Healey in The Crown Season 6, is 24 years old, making him one of the youngest actors ever to portray James Bond in an official production. He is joined by fellow British actor Charlotte McBurney, who plays the character Wilder Lawless.Credit: Inside the MagicYoung Bond: SilverFin Part 1Titled Young Bond: SilverFin Part 1, the audio drama series adapts Charlie Higson’s 2005 book, which was followed by the sequels Blood Fever, Double or Die, Hurricane Gold, and By Royal Command, all of which were written by the author.The series continued under Steve Cole, with the titles Shoot to Kill, Heads You Die, Strike Lightning, and Red Nemesis.Per YoungBond.com, here’s the description for the full series:“The best-selling Young Bond novels were first written by Charlie Higson. Set in the 1930s, they show how James’s early adventures shape the man he is to become. The new series by Steve Cole will pick up where Charlie Higson left off and will follow teenaged James in the aftermath of his expulsion from Eton. This time in Bond’s life has never been explored before and readers can expect all the thrills, action, glamour and tension that are the essential ingredients of a classic Bond adventure. Click on the covers below to find out more about each book.”The audio series adapts SilverFin across 16 half-hour episodes, split into two box sets for roughly eight hours of drama.