Rami Malek is reportedly being eyed for the villain role in Bond 25, but his scheduling with Mr. Robot may conflict with the shooting time, as reported by Variety.
Bond 25 is set to begin filming at Pinewood Studios on March 4, 2019, with Mr. Robot shooting from March through July.
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We found out in September about director changes, as previous director Danny Boyle left the film due to “creative differences,” that are said to be issues over the villain casting, and Cary Joji Fukunaga now set to direct the film.
A new release date was also announced after the director change, with Bond 25 hitting theaters on Feb. 14, 2020.
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Daniel Craig will be returning as James Bond, along with Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, and Naomie Harris.
Just last week it was released that Léa Seydoux, who played Dr. Madeleine Swann in Spectre, will be reprising her role as well.
Screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade – who have been writers on every Bond screenplay since The World Is Not Enough – were hired for the screenplay following Boyle’s departure.
IDRIS ELBA: The Dark Tower and Thor actor\u2019s name resurfaced recently as Daniel Craig\u2019s successor, something the actor already called \u201ca very old rumor\u201d way back in 2011! \u0022I would do it, but I don\u0027t want to be called the first black James Bond. Do you understand what I\u0027m saying? Sean Connery wasn\u0027t the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn\u0027t the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don\u0027t want to be called the black James Bond,\u201d Elba said in 2011. \u0022If [then Bond distributor] Sony decided to call me and said hey, we wanted to do [James Bond], I\u0027d definitely consider it.\u0022 (Note: Sony is no longer the distributor of the Bond movies and it will be the producers\u2019 not the distributor\u2019s call on who plays 007.) 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Time will tell if Hardy ever takes on the secret agent.”,”height”:1200,”width”:2000,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/tom-hardy3-1534468971812.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/tom-hardy3-1534468971812_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The Next James Bonds Who Never Played 007″,”relativePosition”:”03″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”TOM HIDDLESTON: The Loki actor has made no secret of his desire to play Bond. The rumors really heated up in 2016 when he reportedly met with EON Productions about the role. Of course, the producers could have just been meeting with Hiddleston as leverage against a then-reluctant to return Daniel Craig. In any case, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli reportedly thought Hiddleston wasn\u2019t tough enough for the role, and Daniel Craig eventually signed on for Bond 25.”,”height”:432,”width”:768,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/hiddleston-night-manager-1534468919663.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/hiddleston-night-manager-1534468919663_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The Next James Bonds Who Never Played 007″,”relativePosition”:”04″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”HENRY CAVILL: The Henry Cavill-James Bond rumor was actually legit at one point. The Superman star was the runner-up for the role back when Casino Royale was being cast but, then at only age 23, he lost out to Daniel Craig. 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The actor\u2019s tuxedo-clad turn in the late \u201890s film Croupier kicked off years\u2019 worth of rumor-mongering that he would succeed Pierce Brosnan as 007. Even now, at age 53, Owen still gets asked about the chances he\u2019ll be the next James Bond despite having said he was never even offered the role to begin with.”,”height”:792,”width”:1408,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/clive-owen-croupier-1534468875461.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/clive-owen-croupier-1534468875461_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The Next James Bonds Who Never Played 007″,”relativePosition”:”06″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”CHRISTIAN BALE: Bale\u2019s name first surfaced in 2002 as a possible replacement for Pierce Brosnan, with the actor reportedly saying at a convention that he\u2019d be open to playing the role. In 2014, however, Bale shot down old reports that he was offered the role before Daniel Craig.”,”height”:967,”width”:1450,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/christian-bale-1534468867675.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/christian-bale-1534468867675_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The Next James Bonds Who Never Played 007″,”relativePosition”:”07″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”MICHAEL FASSBENDER: While the X-Men and Prometheus actor had long been rumored as Daniel Craig\u2019s successor, he essentially ruled himself out of the running in a 2016 interview: \u201cNo, I think the franchise needs something new.\u0022 Fassbender praised Craig for having done \u201ca cracking job\u201d with the role.”,”height”:478,”width”:680,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/fassbender1-1534468903894.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/08\/17\/fassbender1-1534468903894_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The Next James Bonds Who Never Played 007″,”relativePosition”:”08″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”HUGH JACKMAN: The Wolverine actor was rumored for the role quite a bit during the 2000s, but last year he admitted to Variety that he\u2019d actually turned down the part years earlier: \u201cI was about to do X-Men 2 and a call came from my agent asking if I\u2019d be interested in Bond. 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Jessie Wade is a news writer at IGN. She has a small obsession with the Bond films and thinks Rami Malek would make a stellar villain. Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade.