Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond was a definitive one: he officially bit the dust in No Time to Die, eliminating any possibilities for a return. Still, it’s not the end of the world, as Bond will soon be reincarnated in a younger form... that is, if the franchise can clear a hurdle of its own making.
The Bond saga is gearing up to reboot itself for the sixth time in its 60-year history as a film franchise, which began back in 1962 with Dr. No. The upcoming film will be the first without participation from the Broccoli estate and EON Productions, which held the rights for 25 films, until Amazon seized creative control in early 2025. But, for some pundits, that’s not the only wrinkle complicating this reboot. Radar Online has pointed out that unnamed “insiders” and one Bond novelist — not one of the new film writers to be clear — is of the opinion that Bond’s on-screen demise has left screenwriter and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight with a “huge creative headache.”
