Despite plenty of rumors about who will succeed Daniel Craig as the next James Bond, apparently an actor has yet to be chosen. However, in a new interview with The Independent, Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson offered some insight into the type of actor they’ll be looking at.
To start, Bond will be played by a man, the Broccolis confirmed, so any talk of Bond being portrayed by woman is inaccurate.
The new actor will likely be in his 30s and must be prepared to commit to the role for at least a decade. While Daniel Craig was 38 when he was cast as Bond, others like Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan were all in their early to mid-40s. This time, it seems the Broccolis are aiming to skew a bit younger.
Lastly, and perhaps most intriguing, the Broccolis wouldn’t rule out casting a person of color.
The most recent Bond film, No Time to Die, was released in the fall of 2021. With a new actor yet to be cast, it seems the earliest a new Bond film could realistically hit theaters is 2026, which would make it one of the longest gaps between Bond films in the franchise’s history.
