Bond 25 was officially announced at Ian Fleming’s legendary Goldeneye estate in Jamaica and the film’s official cast were shown off to the world:

Check out the official synopsis below:

James Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is living in Jamaica when his friend Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) enlists his help in the search for a missing scientist. When it becomes apparent that they were abducted, Bond must confront a danger the likes of which the world has never seen.

Along with the return of Craig as Bond, other cast who will be returning to the film include Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann, Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny, Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner, Ben Whishaw as Q, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter and Ralph Fiennes as M.

In addition to the series principal cast a group of talented new performers has also been added to the film who include Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Lashana Lynch and Billy Magnussen, and whose roles are currently unspecified.

Bond 25’s biggest reveal though was the confirmation that recent Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) will serve as the primary antagonist to Bond in the new film. While nothing was revealed about his role, Malek said that he’s going to give Craig “a run for his money”, and given his talent and range of acting expression he’ll certainly create something very memorable here.

Talented filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre) is at the helm this time for Bond 25 and it’s going to be one epic production with filming locations including Norway, Jamaica, Italy, London as well as a significant amount of filming taking place in Bond’s famed home of Pinewood Studios.

Ever since 2006’s Casino Royale Daniel Craig has brought a sense of intensity, toughness and deep character to the role of James Bond and in the 13 years that he’s been portraying the character he’s cemented himself as one of the all-time action greats. Now with Bond 25 we’ll get to see him in one final triumphant performance when Bond 25 arrives in cinemas next year on April 9, 2020.

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Variety reported that director Cary Joji Fukunaga is on the hunt for a number of key roles in the film with characters that will include two female roles — one a new MI6 agent and the other an accomplice similar to Olga Kurylenko’s character in Quantum of Solace — the main villain, and an American CIA agent similar to Jeffrey Wright’s Felix Leiter.

While it’s all still a rumor mill as to just who will end up joining Daniel Craig, there are whispers that following his Academy Award winning performance in Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek is entering into negotiations to take on the role of the lead villain who will face down Craig’s James Bond.

In addition to Malek, American actor Billy Magnussen is rumored to be in contention for the role of the CIA operative. Magnussen already has a working relationship with Fukunaga, and it’ll be interesting to see whether he signs onto the film as it moves into production.

Shooting is expected to start later this year, and as Daniel Craig’s final possible performance as James Bond we’ll definitely be excited to see what comes next when Bond 25 arrives in cinemas on April 9, 2020.

Source: Variety

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