There is still not title for Bond 25, but we now have the news that it will be set in Jamaica and is imminently about to begin shooting there. Daniel Craig vs. Rami Malek as the bad guy [source].
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli: “Bond is not on active service when the film starts. He is enjoying himself in Jamaica. We consider Jamaica Bond’s spiritual home. He starts his journey here.”
Director Cary Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation”) will be directing the film. Good luck to Fukunaga, but does anyone sense a feeling of panic settling in with this one? Director Danny Boyle was fired due to creative differences, the series is coming off one of its very worst installments (“Spectre”) and there is a lot of pressure to de-whiten Bond for the future, with even Idris Elba being touted as the main contender to take over the 007 throne.
The full cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, and Jeffrey Wright. New additions to the franchise are Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, and Rami Malek.
Bond 25 is set to open on April 8th, 2020.
Edward Berger seems to have settled on what comes next. His Lance Armstrong biopic, starring Austin Butler, is now holding casting calls, with production eyed for January.