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Daniel Craig will return for a fifth outing as James Bond, 007 in 2019, per the New York Times

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Daniel Craig will return for a fifth outing as James Bond, 007 in 2019, per the New York Times

Daniel Craig will return for a fifth outing as James Bond, 007 in 2019, per the New York Times

James Bond 25: November 8, 2019!

From the Archive: Bond 25: November 8, 2019!

The official 007 Twitter account just posted the announcement for the US release of the 25th James Bond movie: November 8, 2019!

Wow!

James Bond 25: November 8, 2019!

Daniel Craig looking like a spy in Skyfall (2012)

Goldenrant #003: Less Action, More Espionage & Intrigue in Bond 25

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn't involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn’t involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

Global interest and plausibility of a complex criminal conspiracy is peaking. Daily, the drip drip drip of information between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign and Presidency is consistent and amazing. If it weren’t for real daily news broadcasts and headlines, it might seem we are stuck in an unbelievable episode of House of Cards or a (slightly muted) James Bond movie.

Politics and results of this real world scandal aside, the next James Bond movie (tentatively titled Bond 25) should reflect the times now more than ever and should partially retreat from following the traditional Bond movie formula. Simply put: it’s too good to pass up.

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Q (Ben Whishaw) shows his computer skills in No Time To Die (2021)

Into the sandbox

Q (Ben Whishaw) errs on the side of caution this time when handling a USB drive in No Time To Die (2021). The last time he flippantly connected one to a computer, a worm infected and spread into MI6’s computer network with disastrous effects in Skyfall (2012).

So this time around, Q ensures that he first attempts to access the unknown-origin USB via his “sandbox” computer – one that is completely isolated from his network and not connected to the outside world.

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