James Bond fans were hoping for big news out of CinemaCon in Las Vegas last month, but it was a bit of a disappointment when Amazon didn’t confirm any new cast members or details about the Bond film in development. Very little is known about the next 007 movie in the works at Amazon right now, other than that Denis Villeneuve (Dune) is directing with a script from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). While some fans have claimed big A-list stars like Henry Cavill or Idris Elba would be perfect to take over the mantle of 007, this potential casting has been repeatedly debunked, with reports indicating that Amazon is looking for a much younger actor with the legs to carry the franchise for years to come. Casting director Nina Gold has confirmed that the new Bond actor needs to “ooze sex appeal,” but that’s all we know at this time.
Fans nervous for more James Bond content don’t have to wait long, though, which is good news considering Villeneuve’s Bond movie may not come out until 2028 or 2029. Game developer IO Interactive has been working on 007 First Light, a new AAA James Bond title, for quite a while now. After years of development, the release of 007 First Light is now right around the corner, as the game will launch worldwide on May 27, or May 26 for those who pre-order. This afternoon, IO Interactive released the official launch trailer for 007 First Light, which is confirmed to be the game’s final trailer. Fans were treated to the official gameplay trailer not long ago, which showed off the duality of ways to tackle each mission. Last week, IO released a fresh trailer centering around Bond’s companion in the game, John Greenway, who will be voiced by long-time Walking Dead actor Lennie James.
Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
What Is the New James Bond Game About?
Plot details about the new James Bond title are still being held under wraps, but it has been confirmed to follow a young Bond, fresh out of the MI6 academy and eager to make a name for himself. Fans can expect to see a game that’s similar in tone to Casino Royale than any of Daniel Craig’s other James Bond movies. Starring in the lead role of James Bond in 007 First Light is Patrick Gibson, who recently played a young Dexter Morgan in the Paramount Plus prequel, Dexter: Original Sin, which was canceled after one season.
Check out the official launch trailer for 007 First Light above and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the game.
