James Bond producers are “reinventing who Bond is”

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Bond boss Barbara Broccoli says Bond is about to undergo a long-overdue makeover

In a new interview, lead Bond producer Barbara Broccoli confirmed that they're at least two years away from starting production on the next instalment in the series because they're in the process of “reinventing” the character. “It’s a reinvention of Bond,” Broccoli told Deadline. “We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through."

As for potential candidates to fill Craig's shoes… “Nobody's in the running”," she said. "We’re reinventing who he is and that takes time. There isn’t a script and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film. I’d say that filming is at least two years away.”

All this talk of "reinvention” (she used the word three times) will spark further rumours about the direction the franchise is set to take next, with Idris Elba long-tipped to become the first Black James Bond, and many backing the casting of a woman in the role (after Lashana Lynch last year became the first female 007). But perhaps the reinvention will lead to a younger Bond? Perhaps one of the Heartstopper lads will take a swing at it. Baby Bond has a nice ring to it…

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