After a lot debate on-line, the query of who will take over as 007 within the James Bond franchise has been answered — kind of. Information of Dexter: Unique Sin star Patrick Gibson starring as Bond within the upcoming 007 First Mild online game by IO Interactive was largely well-received by followers.
Whereas not fairly on the extent of film casting information, and solely Gibson’s likeness and voice might be used, the selection of the actor probably offers intriguing hints as to the eventual path of the franchise itself.
What ‘007 First Mild’ Might Inform Us In regards to the Subsequent James Bond
007 First Mild tells the origin story of a younger James Bond, and Patrick Gibson, who, along with taking part in Dexter Morgan, has starred in The Tudors, The OA, and Shadow and Bone, looks like he could possibly be a youthful stand-in for any of the earlier Bond actors. In different phrases, contemplating the social media debate over who will subsequent play the enduring spy, casting Gibson may rule out a few of the extra unconventional decisions.
As an illustration, take the oft-rumored casting of Idris Elba as 007. Elba, whose 2016 very Bond-like thriller The Take has just lately discovered new success on streaming, definitely has the performing pedigree to tackle 007. However to be blunt, if the online game establishing the spy’s origin story encompasses a Caucasian younger man within the function, would the studio solid in a different way within the subsequent film?
Idris Elba has already dominated out ever taking part in James Bond, so the query is perhaps moot. Nonetheless, there’s additionally a really lively rumor mill regarding a doable “feminine James Bond,” wherein a number of actresses have expressed curiosity in probably taking up the function from departing actor Daniel Craig. Such a casting determination could be a franchise-shaking departure from the same old male Bond, however not utterly unattainable or inconceivable.
As an illustration, Craig’s final Bond movie, No Time To Die, featured Lashana Lynch as Nomi, taking the place of 007 as he deliberate to retire. Nonetheless, No Time to Die was launched in 2021, and 007 First Mild is scheduled for launch in 2026. Once more, it appears unlikely that Amazon MGM Studios would characteristic such a standard 007 likeness within the origin online game in the event that they had been planning to transform James Bond.
There’s all the time the likelihood, nonetheless, that the franchise might solid a really completely different 007 for the brand new film, along with having Patrick Gibson play a younger Bond within the upcoming online game. This can be a frequent apply on this planet of superhero franchises, resembling Spider-Man, the place a number of variations of the identical character seem in numerous media diversifications, together with motion pictures, tv, video video games, and comedian books. This method has the (theoretical) good thing about reaching as many audiences as doable. Will there be a “Spider-Verse”-type assembly of previous, current, and future Bonds (maybe playable in a future recreation)? Solely time — and maybe the gross sales success of 007 First Mild — will inform.