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Amazon MGM Confirms Villeneuve-Directed Bond Film and 007 First Light Game

Each project will exist in its own continuity with IO Interactive’s non-canon Bond origin game due on major platforms in 2026

007 First Light won't let you murder everyone Hitman style, actually
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Credit: IO Interactive under license from Amazon MGM Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions

Overview

  • Amazon MGM is producing a Bond film reboot directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Steven Knight that has entered early production.
  • Casting has not been announced for the new Bond, leaving the actor’s identity unconfirmed.
  • The game’s origin narrative will portray Bond’s parents dying in a mountaineering accident in Iceland and depict his recruitment into MI6’s 00 program.
  • 007 First Light will launch in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S and Windows with stealth, hand-to-hand combat, shootouts and high-speed vehicle sequences.
  • Amazon MGM has confirmed that the film and game occupy separate continuities, allowing each to pursue independent storylines within the Bond universe.