James Bond 25: Cast, Plot Details, Filming Locations Confirmed

There's still no title, but the next James Bond film — currently known as Bond 25 and set to be the final one for star Daniel Craig — now has a finalised cast and plot details.
The details of the 25th James Bond film were announced on Thursday morning during a live streaming event in Jamaica, home of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.

Most notably, director Cary Joji Fukunaga confirmed the film’s cast, which includes returning cast members Daniel Craig as 007, Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as Q, Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann, Ralph Fiennes as M., Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter, and Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner.

They’ll be joined by new cast members, including Oscar winner Rami Malek, who will play the film’s villain, Billy Magnussen, Dali Benssalah, Ana De Armas, David Dencik, and Lashana Lynch.

Though the plot details are being kept under wraps, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli did reveal that when the film begins, “Bond is not on active service, he’s enjoying himself in Jamaica. He starts his journey here.”

The first James Bond movie Dr No was set in Jamaica (Image: MGM)

“His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help,” adds in a press release. “The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond on to the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

In addition to Jamaica, on-location filming will take place in Norway, London, and the small Italian town of Matara.

Malek was in talks to play the villain in Bond 25 back in February, shortly after his best actor Oscar win for Bohemian Rhapsody. Waller-Bridge — best known as the creator of the series Fleabag, and Killing Eve — was rumoured to be polishing the final draft of the script earlier in April, but her announcement at the official launch suggests she's doing more than just that. Bond 25 has been through a troubled pre-production, which has seen several writers come and go. Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum) was the latest to work on the script before Waller-Bridge, after Fukunaga had been hired in the wake of Danny Boyle's departure over “creative differences” that stemmed from screenplay conflicts with Craig.

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Broccoli also said that Bond's attitudes towards women would change in Bond 25 as a response to the Me Too movement: “The Me Too movement has had a huge impact — rightfully, thankfully — on society, and these films should reflect that, as everything we do should.” That's been long overdue for the James Bond franchise, as we explored in detail three years ago.
As of now, the film is scheduled to see release on April 8th, 2020. A title has not yet been decided on.
Bond 25 serves as the follow-up to 2015’s Spectre and marks Craig’s final turn as Bond.

April 26, 2019