However, Craig's first movie, Casino Royale, rebooted the franchise in 2006. The Bond franchise has always been a bit fuzzy in terms of continuity - newer actors' movies sometimes referred to events from a previous era, so it seemed like Sean Connery, Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan were all playing the same person. 'No one should be waiting by the phone yet,' she said. Later in September, Broccoli told Entertainment Weekly that the hunt will begin in 2023. 'I don't know who's evolving at a faster pace.' 'Bond is evolving just as men are evolving,' Broccoli told the outlet.

They need to find someone who'll commit to the role for a decade or more and fits the producers' ideas for reinventing the role. Wilson say the search for a new actor is still 'early days,' Variety reported in September 2022. Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.