Overview
- IO Interactive will release 007 First Light on March 27, 2026, starring Patrick Gibson as a young Bond with Lennie James, Noémie Nakai, Alastair Mackenzie, Priyanga Burford, Kiera Lester, and Gemma Chan in key roles.
- In a new interview, Gibson called seeing his motion-capture Bond “a pretty surreal experience” and said he felt honored to take on the role.
- The game establishes its own continuity, with IO Interactive confirming it runs independent of the upcoming film reboot.
- Denis Villeneuve is developing a full cinematic reboot written by Steven Knight, with casting for the next screen 007 to begin after Villeneuve finishes Dune: Part Three.
- Ian Fleming Publications has a Q-focused novel by Vaseem Khan and a YA title by M. W. Craven slated for June 2026 that casts Bond as a mentor.