Search For New James Bond Intensifies As Producers Seek Long-Term Commitment

Landing the iconic James Bond role might be considered a dream job for most people but the producers are having a hard time getting anyone for the role.

However, the search for a new actor to play the world’s most famous spy is quietly rumbling on in the background.

It’s still “early days,” they claim, but whoever lands the role has to be in it for the long haul.

For a while, that person seemed to be Idris Elba. However, the actor recently said he didn’t see Bond when he “looks in the mirror”.

Most young actors say Broccoli and Wilson, think they want to do Bond, but don’t fully fathom the commitment of carrying a franchise across many years.

“A lot of people think, ‘Oh yeah, it’d be fun to do one,” Broccoli laughs out loud.

“Well. That ain’t gonna work.”

It’s also a matter of resources for Eon Productions, explains Wilson.

“It’s a big investment for us, too, to bring out a new Bond.”

Ultimately, the casting process isn’t simply about choosing someone for a role in a movie, they underline.

News of the show emerged just a week after Amazon closed its $8.5 billion deal for MGM in March, with the Bond franchise believed to be a powerful driving force behind the acquisition.

In the meantime, the producers are working “very closely” with Alana Mayo on the movie 'Till' about Emmett Till, an African American boy who was brutally murdered in a Mississippi hate crime in 1955.