{"id":1129957,"date":"2026-08-04T14:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1129957\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:15:26","slug":"new-james-bond-boss-confirms-when-daniel-craigs-replacement-will-be-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1129957\/","title":{"rendered":"New James Bond boss confirms when Daniel Craig&#8217;s replacement will be revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">James Bond producer Amy Pascal has confirmed when Daniel Craig&#8217;s replacement as 007 will be revealed. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Following the departure of longtime Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, who stepped back from the franchise in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a63852654\/james-bond-future-mgm-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a63852654\/james-bond-future-mgm-amazon\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Amazon MGM assumed creative control\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amazon MGM assumed creative control<\/a> of the spy franchise.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Soon after, it was announced that Pascal and David Heyman would be producing future instalments of the franchise under their Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films banners. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"daniel craig, skyfall\" title=\"Daniel Craig, Skyfall\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1957\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6b42bde1-1b83-4c62-90ef-7853d0d56f55.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sony Pictures<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"18.0\">Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026\" data-node-id=\"18.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"18.1.0\">Best streaming services UK 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The highly anticipated Bond movie is planned for a 2028 release, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65198549\/james-bond-26-director-denis-villeneuve\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65198549\/james-bond-26-director-denis-villeneuve\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Denis Villeneuve directing\" data-node-id=\"22.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denis Villeneuve directing<\/a> and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight penning the script.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">According to Pascal, fans are very close to finding out who will replace Craig as the fictional British spy, and the new 007 will likely be announced by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Asked by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-amy-pascal-interview-1237016593\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-amy-pascal-interview-1237016593\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Deadline\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\">Deadline<\/a> about the timeline for the new Bond, Pascal replied: &#8220;I would say the end of the year is a good bet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">She continued: &#8220;We are being really, really methodical. Having worked with Barbara Broccoli at the studio, I mean, Daniel Craig is a hard act to follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Teasing fans with what&#8217;s to come, she added: &#8220;And it\u2019s got to be something really different that is a stirring and exciting and different.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"43\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">In May, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71315195\/new-james-bond-callum-turner-jacob-elordi\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71315195\/new-james-bond-callum-turner-jacob-elordi\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"audition process for the coveted role begun\" data-node-id=\"43.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">audition process for the coveted role begun<\/a>, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71700070\/james-bond-casting-update-auditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71700070\/james-bond-casting-update-auditions\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"next round of auditions\" data-node-id=\"43.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">next round of auditions<\/a> due to take place in August.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"daniel craig, james bond, no time to die\" title=\"Daniel Craig, James Bond, No Time To Die\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/james-bond-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-1639409512.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Universal<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"48.0\">Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a73168438\/daniel-craig-some-voices-streaming-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a73168438\/daniel-craig-some-voices-streaming-free\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Daniel Craig&#039;s forgotten British drama that &quot;demands to be seen&quot; is now streaming for free\" data-node-id=\"48.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"48.1.0\">Daniel Craig&#8217;s forgotten British drama that &#8220;demands to be seen&#8221; is now streaming for free<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a70702139\/peaky-blinders-steven-knight-james-bond-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a70702139\/peaky-blinders-steven-knight-james-bond-update\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Knight opened up about his Bond script\" data-node-id=\"52.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Knight opened up about his Bond script<\/a>, telling BBC Radio 4: &#8220;I can&#8217;t really talk about what I&#8217;m doing with Bond but I&#8217;m enjoying every single second of it. It&#8217;s fantastic. I&#8217;m loving it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Speaking about Ian Fleming&#8217;s novels, he added: &#8220;The books are so good. So underrated as literature. There&#8217;s something about the world that he created that is tangibly real, and yet it&#8217;s not real. It&#8217;s almost dreamlike somehow. 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