TXAG 05 said:

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Hopefully they cast Ellen Page as the next Bond.

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She would fit right in.

Dalton and Brosnan’s Bond were too young to be WWII vets obviously, but still had a Cold War background.

Goldeneye was an excellent reboot of Bond finding his place in the post-Cold War environment, and Craig’s Bond rebooted once more for the post-9/11 world. (2/4)

— Classic Spy Chic (@ClassicSpyChic) May 20, 2026

But “new backstory” could simply mean updating so timelines make sense. He could still have a naval background, but now have experience as an SBS operator in Iraq/Afghanistan. Just giving new details without making it a full-blown origin story. This would be totally fine (4/4)

— Classic Spy Chic (@ClassicSpyChic) May 20, 2026

Hmmm, the SAS was founded during WWII so it could still be set in the original Bond timeline, but that story does make it sound guaranteed that this new version will be set in the current time. Did we already know that for certain, or is this the first implication of that?

We don't know for certain that it's set in present day, but I would be shocked if it wasn't. Considering period pieces cost way more, and Amazon is looking to make a whole universe out of this iteration. Plus, Villeneuve just doesn't seem like a period piece guy to me. I'd bet anything he goes modern.

Gotcha, thanks

The Bond movies have always been current era for when they were made, with current technology* ever present.

The second film, From Russia With Love, featured 8mm movie film as a plot point. That was what was available in the 60s when the movie was made. In later movies, we've seen things as modern as stealth ships (one of Brosnan's movies, don't recall which one). Helicopters have shown up in various Bond movies - in those early Connery movies such as From Russia With Love and Goldfinger, we saw MASH style choppers, whereas in Dalton's Licence to Kill, we saw Coast Guard helicopters that were in actual use in the CG at the time.

So I don't believe it's surprising that the new Bond movie(s) will be set in current time. But as such, the character's back story must change, otherwise the character would either be dead or approaching death, given his WWII backstory. If they move the military backstory to, say, the first Persian Gulf War era, that will be fine. If they give Bond tits, that's not going to work.

* Moonraker is the outlier, with laser guns, space soldiers, etc

Bingo. That's my wish as well.

Yeah, I'd love that as well.

EXCLUSIVE: Fans of the James Bond franchise are getting closer to finding out who will next play the iconic spy for future installments https://t.co/HU4eIjdaFk

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 24, 2026

This is the series that got me to want Theo James as James Bond. It's to him to what the film Layer Cake was to Daniel Craig. An almost Bond audition. https://t.co/ChvUKdFkcp

— DJ Valentine (@TryingToBeDJV) July 9, 2026

I'm still struggling to envision a Bond movie shot in Villeneuve's style. I love his movies, don't get me wrong. Sicario would obviously be the closest comparision we have to imagine what it would look like, and while Sicario is one of my favorite movies its simply not a "Bond" type of movie.

Villeneuve directing it combined with who they pick will make this a very interesting project to track.