No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig in lead as James Bond, was released this year, and the actor announced that he will not appear in the upcoming Bond films. Previously, the writer of the film also gave updates about the film. Recently, James Bond fans went wild with the writer Ian Fleming’s Instagram account’s latest post.
Ian Fleming’s Instagram account has teased a very special announcement coming up for the franchise. Sharing a cryptic post of a retro typewriter, the account, under the late writer’s name [he died in 1964], teased the announcement for October 5, which has officially been called ‘James Bond day’. Alongside the photos, the account penned, “See you on James Bond Day! #007.”
The latest post left fans full of excitement, taking to the comments as one wrote that they were ‘eagerly anticipating the news. However, October 5 is also known as James Bond Day for fans of the long-running franchise as it is the date of the 1962 World Premiere of the first James Bond film. No Time To Die marked Daniel Craig’s fifth and final film, raising questions about who will be taking on the role.
Meanwhile, the speculations have been in the air over who will take over the 007 agent role, with stars such as Tom Hardy and Henry Cavill looking to be the front runners. Tom Hardy seemingly confirmed that he wants to be the next 007 by refusing to talk about the part in fear it will get him blacklisted. Meanwhile, Henry has been on record for years indicating he’s still interested in the coveted role should an opportunity arise. It will be interesting to see who will be next 007.
He told The Sunday Times in 2021 that ‘time will tell’ if he becomes the latest actor to portray the iconic role, with Daniel Craig exiting the action franchise. ‘You don’t know which direction they want to take Bond in and so I like to say that everything’s always on the table,’ he said. The Superman star, who was up for the role in 2005 when Daniel was cast, speculated on who could be eyed for the role.
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