James Bond 25 cast will be announced TOMORROW from an 'iconic 007 location'... as Daniel Craig reprises his role for a fifth and final time
- Bond 25 is expected to go on general release on 8 April 2020
It is the 25th Bond film in the franchise where Daniel Craig will make his swansong as the handsome yet ruthless Secret Service agent.
And the cast of the hotly-anticipated James Bond film, due for release in 2020, will be announced on Thursday from an 'iconic 007 location.'
A tweet from the official 007 account on Wednesday read: 'Coming tomorrow at 13:10 GMT, the #BOND25 Live Reveal from an iconic 007 location. Ask the cast a question using #BOND25.'
Final outing: The cast of the hotly-anticipated James Bond 25, due for release in 2020, will be announced on Thursday from an 'iconic 007 location'
Shaken, not stirred: Daniel Craig last appeared as Bond in 2015's Spectre alongside Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci
Bond 25 - the official title of which has not yet been revealed, will be Daniel Craig's fifth outing as 007 and will be released five years after the 24th Bond film, Spectre.
The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, is expected to be 51-year-old Craig's final appearance as Bond, having previously starred in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015).
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Lea Seydoux's reprisal of Dr Madeleine Swann was confirmed by Cary in December, along with the return of British stars Ralph Fiennes (M), Ben Whishaw (Q) and Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny).
The director praised the Bond Brit pack — and British thespians in general earlier this year— noting that he has worked with many on past projects, including Beasts Of No Nation and Jane Eyre.
Anticipation: A tweet from the official 007 account on Wednesday read: 'Coming tomorrow at 13:10 GMT, the #BOND25 Live Reveal from an iconic 007 location'
Haunting: Bond 25 - the official title of which has not yet been revealed, will be Daniel Craig's fifth outing as 007 and will be released five years after the 24th Bond film, Spectre (above)
Bond's nemesis? Oscar-winner Rami Malek is tipped to play Bond 25's villain
'You have some of the best actors in the world here,' he told the Daily Mail. 'Why wouldn't I have the best coming back?!'
Oscar-winner Rami Malek is widely thought to be playing Bond's latest enemy, although he was not seen during principal photography last month.
Cary stepped in as director when original director Danny Boyle dropped out over 'creative differences'.
Bond 25 has reportedly been operating under the working title Shatterhand, a reference to the original Ian Fleming novels where Bond and his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, first appeared.
Blofeld used the alias Dr Guntram Shatterhand in the 1964 novel You Only Live Twice, which follows Bond to Japan where he finds his arch- enemy living under that name, hinting at the setting and basis of the new film.
She's back: Lea Seydoux's reprisal of Dr Madeleine Swann was confirmed in December
Hunk: The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, is expected to be 51-year-old Craig's final appearance as Bond, having previously starred in Casino Royale (2006 - above), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015)
Little is known about plot developments in what will be the long-running film franchise's latest installment.
Last month filming got underway on Bond 25 in Nittedal, Norway, where a mysterious, theatrically masked gunman was seen stumbling in pursuit of a terrified young girl as she fled across the ice.
Cameramen tracked the pair during what appeared to be a dramatic scene, filmed in a large clearing surrounded by pine trees.
Various locations in Jamaica, where Bond creator Ian Fleming once lived, and the Italian province of Matera will also be used as filming continues throughout 2019.
Comeback: Naomie Harris was confirmed to reprise her role as Eve Moneypenny in the film (above in 2015's Spectre)
Reprisal: Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw's return to the franchise as MI6 agents M and Q were confirmed in December
In Spectre, Bond was last seen driving into the sunset with sultry psychologist Swann after apprehending perennial nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
The film, which divided critics, delved into his past as he traced the origins of a mysterious ring, only to discover it belongs to a global terrorist organisation led by childhood friend Franz Oberhauser - the son of Bond's legal guardian.
Originally thought dead, Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz, had instead masterminded the criminal group under the alias of Blofeld - his mother's maiden name - with the objective of killing Bond.
Earlier this month Layer Cake star Daniel became the longest-serving Bond in history.
On April 10, the actor celebrated a record-breaking 4,527 days in the role.
Lady killer: Daniel's first appearance as Bond in 2006's Casino Royale won him critical acclaim
Cheers: Earlier this month Layer Cake star Daniel became the longest-serving Bond in history. On April 10, the actor celebrated a record-breaking 4,527 days in the role
Daniel, who took to our screens with his debut Bond film Casino Royale in November 2016, beat former Bond actor Roger Moore, who lasted 4,526 days in the role and Sean Connery, who spent nine years as Bond, to be the longest-serving actor.
Pierce Brosnan, who made his first appearance in the Bond movies with Goldeneye in 1995, spent seven years in the iconic role before handing it over in 2002.
While Timothy Dalton, who took to our screen with The Living Daylights in 1987, spent three years in the role and George Lazenby only one with his Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.
Daniel's record-breaking achievement comes after he said 'I would rather slash my wrists than play James Bond again' in 2015.
The comments, which came after the release of the movie Spectre, were later cleared up in an interview with American talk show host Stephen Colbert in 2017.
Suave: He beat former Bond actor Roger Moore, who lasted 4,526 days in the role
License to kill: Sean Connery spent nine years as Bond, to be the longest-serving actor (pictured in 1964's Goldfinger)
Dashing: Pierce Brosnan, who made his first appearance in the Bond movies with Goldeneye in 1995, spent seven years in the iconic role before handing it over in 2002 (pictured in 2002's Die Another Day)
While speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Daniel said: 'It was two days after I finished shooting the last movie. I went straight to an interview and someone said would you do another one?
'And I went 'no' and instead of saying something with style and grace I gave a really stupid answer.'
During the show, Daniel also confirmed that he would be reprising his role as the British Secret Service agent for the 25th Bond film.
While Daniel will now hold the title of the longest-serving Bond, the late Roger Moore will still keep his title for the most amount of Bond films with a staggering seven movies under his belt.
Iconic: While Timothy Dalton, who took to our screen with The Living Daylights in 1987, spent three years in the role
Brief; George Lazenby only starred in one Bond film - On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969 (above, with Diana Rigg)
