Overview
- Denis Villeneuve is developing a full cinematic reboot written by Steven Knight under Amazon MGM Studios, with on-screen casting yet to begin.
- Coverage differs on timing for the casting search, with reports tying it to Villeneuve’s Dune schedule at different stages.
- IO Interactive’s officially licensed origin game, 007 First Light, is scheduled for March 2026 and will establish its own canon separate from the film.
- Patrick Gibson leads the game’s cast as James Bond alongside Lennie James, Noémie Nakai, Alastair Mackenzie, Priyanga Burford, Kiera Lester, and Gemma Chan.
- Ian Fleming Publications has released Vaseem Khan’s Q-centered novel Quantum of Menace and set M. W. Craven’s youth-focused James Bond and the Secret Agent Academy for June 2026.