Licence to Fill: Amazon’s Quest to Cast a Bond Who Can Still Bend Over

Ever since Amazon took control of the James Bond franchise they have wanted more control creatively. On the back of the success of 007 First Light from IO Interactive we already know that the franchise is in very good hands with the Hitman studio. The interesting thing is what direction the movies are going to take, and it’s looking like there could be a distinctive direction that they may go in. A young Bond, not only in-game but also as a live-action movie. One that would essentially depend on how successful the said actor is in the role, could span more movies than the average appearances that we have witnessed with the much more mature Bond actors of late, the likes of Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

There can be a misconception of the appeal of this and how they need to get it right. I feel like going back to gadgets and bringing back the appeal of the spy formula has to be on the agenda, and going back to Ian Fleming’s distinctive work while providing a foundation that can amass the level of intrigue that the Daniel Craig 007 did but for a much longer duration.