The release ofNo Time to Die , the twenty - 5th James Bond movie , is just around the recession - and with itrumors of Bond ’s switch . In the human beings of Ian Fleming ’s Bond ,   00 status is bestowed upon federal agent of MI6 ( aka Secret Intelligence Service ) , the   British word delegacy tasked with overseas espionage duties , with a " license to pour down " in the subject area . This concept was introduced in 1953 in Fleming ’s novelCasino Royale , along with the arrival of James Bond , an MI6 federal agent with the identification of 007 .

Over the years multiple agents have been prove using the same 00 designation . In 1974’sThe Man With the Golden Gun , 002 was assassinate by Christopher Lee ’s Scaramanga , but another agent designated 002 is part of the training exercise at the beginning of 1987’sThe Living Daylights . An   factor called 009 was belt down inOctopussy ,   and another 009 appeared inThe World Is Not Enough .   However ,   recently a big topic of word has been the Mickey Charles Mantle of 007 , and other agent who might lay call to it .

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There have been rumor about the new characterNomi , played by Lashana Lynch , being give the appointment 007 inNo Time to give out , follow James Bond ’s leaving active service . While this is yet to be formally confirm , it does raise questions about who else may have been 007 before James Bond . The resolution lies in the 2018 novelForever and a sidereal day , a prequel to theCasino Royalebook .

Whether this 007 will appear in the picture depends on a few factors . If Nomi is , in fact , the 007 that substitute Bond , there is a possibility of the original 007 being at least acknowledged inNo Time to Die , as a way to excuse how the process works . The most likely way to see this factor on - screen is if it is adjudicate to do another reboot followingDaniel Craig ’s difference from Bond .   While the first moving-picture show , Dr. No , introduced Bondas a fully formed agent , Craig’sCasino Royalebegan with him achieving 00 condition , so adding more to that origin story would n’t really work unless the franchise was completely rebooted .

In a short dyad , audience have been inaugurate to the original 007 inForever and a Dayand a possible   replenishment inNo Time to fail . It is all interesting timing with Daniel Craig ’s difference from Bond looming , leaving a sense of uncertainty of what is get out to come .

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