James Bond Producer Teases Next Actor to Play Legendary Spy Will Likely Be in His 30s — and May Not Be a White Man

Mar. 15, 2025

Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage; Taylor Hill/Getty; Stephen Shugerman/Getty

Karwai Tang/WireImage; Taylor Hill/Getty; Stephen Shugerman/Getty

The producers behind theJames Bondfranchise are teasing their plans for the next 007.While speaking with theAssociated Pressahead of the15th Governors Awardson Sunday, Nov. 17, siblingsBarbara Broccoliand Michael G. Wilson — who produce the British spy-action franchise and will receive an award at that ceremony — simply said that casting a new Bond is “a big decision.“The AP also noted that Broccoli and Wilson have teased that the next Bond will be a man who is likely in his 30s and that a white actor in the role is not a given, as the outlet reported.“Every time we cast a new actor, the films change. It’s the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction,” Wilson said. “Every one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.”Barbara Broccoli and Dainel Craig on Oct. 4, 2024.JC Olivera/A24 via GettyThe producers are still working on paving a new path forward for the 007 franchise afterDaniel Craigleft Bond behind following 2021’sNo Time to Die, his fifth and final movie in the role.In addition to casting a new Bond, the producers are also working on what releasing a new 007 movie will look like in the future now that Amazon owns MGM, the company that financed and produced the series for years. According to the AP, Broccoli and Wilson own 50% of Bond, maintain creative control and insist that future movies be released in theaters.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“People are playing it very safe. I think in times of crisis like this, you’ve got to be brave,” Broccoli said. “It’s certainly a new era in the movie business, so we’re trying to figure it out.”Aaron Taylor-Johnson on April 8, 2024.John Phillips/GettySeveral men have been rumored to be in the running for the role in the years since Craig’s departure, includingJacob Elordi, 27,Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, andCallum Turner, 34. Taylor-Johnson specifically evaded questions about potentially joining the franchise in a March interview withRolling StoneUK.“I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell,” he said at that time; that interview was published just days after U.K. newspaperThe Sunreported that Taylor-Johnsonreceived a formal offer for the rolefrom Broccoli and Wilson’s production company Eon, citing sources.

The producers behind theJames Bondfranchise are teasing their plans for the next 007.

While speaking with theAssociated Pressahead of the15th Governors Awardson Sunday, Nov. 17, siblingsBarbara Broccoliand Michael G. Wilson — who produce the British spy-action franchise and will receive an award at that ceremony — simply said that casting a new Bond is “a big decision.”

The AP also noted that Broccoli and Wilson have teased that the next Bond will be a man who is likely in his 30s and that a white actor in the role is not a given, as the outlet reported.

“Every time we cast a new actor, the films change. It’s the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction,” Wilson said. “Every one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.”

Barbara Broccoli and Dainel Craig on Oct. 4, 2024.JC Olivera/A24 via Getty

JC Olivera/A24 via Getty

The producers are still working on paving a new path forward for the 007 franchise afterDaniel Craigleft Bond behind following 2021’sNo Time to Die, his fifth and final movie in the role.

In addition to casting a new Bond, the producers are also working on what releasing a new 007 movie will look like in the future now that Amazon owns MGM, the company that financed and produced the series for years. According to the AP, Broccoli and Wilson own 50% of Bond, maintain creative control and insist that future movies be released in theaters.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“People are playing it very safe. I think in times of crisis like this, you’ve got to be brave,” Broccoli said. “It’s certainly a new era in the movie business, so we’re trying to figure it out.”

Aaron Taylor-Johnson on April 8, 2024.John Phillips/Getty

John Phillips/Getty

Several men have been rumored to be in the running for the role in the years since Craig’s departure, includingJacob Elordi, 27,Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, andCallum Turner, 34. Taylor-Johnson specifically evaded questions about potentially joining the franchise in a March interview withRolling StoneUK.

“I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell,” he said at that time; that interview was published just days after U.K. newspaperThe Sunreported that Taylor-Johnsonreceived a formal offer for the rolefrom Broccoli and Wilson’s production company Eon, citing sources.

source: people.com