Cast and Writers Revealed for James Bond 25 Includes Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright, and More!
After quite a few delays and director changes, the James Bond franchise revealed quite a few details about the upcoming Bond 25 film including the cast as well as the writers. They did it all from Ian Fleming’s villa in Jamaica, where he wrote all of the James Bond novels.
First off, they confirmed that Phoebe Waller-Bridge had been brought on to write the 25th James Bond film. She is joined by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Scott Z. Burns.
CONFIRMED. #BOND25 is written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
DailyMail had reported earlier this month that Phoebe Waller-Bridge had been brought onto the film to give it a “makeover for the MeToo era.” They reported that the film could feature an old James Bond who has retired and is living in Jamaica. They note the 007 moniker is given to a woman and on one of her missions, Bond is forced to come out of retirement.
The idea of part of the film taking place in Jamaica was confirmed. In fact, the movie will film in Jamaica, Norway, London, and Italy. Director Cary Joji Fukunaga did state they had already filmed in Norway due to the weather hinting their might be some snow in Bond’s future.
CONFIRMED. Locations for #BOND25 include Jamaica, Norway, London and Italy pic.twitter.com/Hwv4VxrMC6
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli would also confirm that “Bond is not on active service when we start the film. He is actually enjoying himself in Jamaica. We consider Jamaica, Bond’s spiritual home. He starts his journey here and we’ve built an extraordinary house for him.”
The cast for the film will see a number of returning actors including Daniel Craig as James Bond, Ralph Fiennes as M, Rory Kinnear as Tanner, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter.
We’ve been expecting you. 007 himself, Daniel Craig, is at the #BOND25 Live Reveal in Jamaica pic.twitter.com/F6KLGA9X5s
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Ralph Fiennes is back as M in #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/wLypXMAQ9A
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Rory Kinnear on returning as Tanner in #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/0RuGXcOd62
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Returning for #BOND25 is Ben Whishaw… pic.twitter.com/CYLPIYkbIf
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Where would 007 be without Moneypenny? Naomie Harris (@NaomieHarris) is back for #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/aJWhRkRh6v
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Making a welcome return in #BOND25 is Dr Madeleine Swann, played by Léa Seydoux… pic.twitter.com/av1DYLIIUz
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
CONFIRMED Felix Leiter returns! Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) is back as the CIA operative we last saw aiding 007 in QUANTUM OF SOLACE. #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/g4X7zZ02Ry
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
They also announced a number of newcomers including Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, and Rami Malek.
CONFIRMED Billy Magnussen (@BillyMagnussen) has joined the cast of #Bond25 pic.twitter.com/i5i5o4IPpU
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
A warm welcome to Ana De Armas (@Ana_d_Armas) who joins #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/qD2RZiIlIl
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
David Dencik on joining the cast of #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/ddCZdIebih
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Joining the cast of #BOND25 is Lashana Lynch (@LashanaLynch) pic.twitter.com/SyMGsKtH4S
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
Malek confirmed he would be playing one of the Bond villains stating, “I promise you all Mr. Bond does not have an easy ride of it in this, his 25th outing.”
A word about #BOND25 from Rami Malek pic.twitter.com/CLJ5mpO9mu
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
What do you make of the cast and the writers? What about Broccoli’s details about Bond being out of service and living the life in Jamaica?
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