Exclusive: Ben Whishaw believes Q will be recast along with Daniel Craig's James Bond in the upcoming Bond26: 'I have a suspicion that they might sort of wipe the slate clean and start again.' 🥲
Ben Whishaw thinks Bond 26 could wipe the slate clean, meaning he may not return as Q when a new actor takes on the role of James Bond. James Bond is one of the most popular and longest-running film franchises, beginning with Dr. No in 1962. Traditionally, a new James Bond actor would take over the role without acknowledging the change on screen. No Time to Die made history as the first Bond film to kill off the superspy in the final moments of Daniel Craig's tenure.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Whishaw was first introduced as Q, the famed inventor of Bond's spy gadgets, in Skyfall. Screen Rant spoke to Whishaw at Sundance while he promoted his new movie, Bad Behavior. When asked about a potential return in Bond 26, he shared disappointing news about his future with the James Bond franchise. Ben Whishaw: Your guess is as good as mine. I have not heard anything.
Whishaw's Q could easily fit into the next Bond movie, but his thought that Bond 26 may opt for a total do-over makes sense. Craig's time as Bond was very different from past iterations, which followed the agent from his early days in Casino Royale to his retirement and eventual death in No Time to Die. Craig's Bond focused on character development with a more grounded and grittier approach, shedding the character's usual camp.
If the next Bond movie takes a different approach to the action franchise, stepping away from the grittier style and leaning into the more fun elements of James Bond, bringing in a new supporting cast would further solidify this change. The already existing characters could make a tonal shift feel out of place, especially after they saw their friend and ally sacrifice himself to save the world.
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