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Amazon knows that the world is waiting for the next James Bond — but the company is in no rush to reveal who will take up the mantle of 007 anytime soon, it turns out.

There hasn’t been a James Bond movie since 2021’s No Time to Die, which saw the end of Daniel Craig’s time as Bond — and since then, Amazon has taken control of the character’s future after the retirement of longtime producer Barbara Broccoli. In the past few months, we’ve discovered that Dune director Denis Villeneuve would be handling the next Bond film, but as for the next Bond himself, that was a mystery… and seems destined to remain one for awhile yet, it seems.

“Now, I know you’re all wondering when we’re going to announce who’s playing James Bond,” Amazon MGM Studios chief Courtenay Valenti said at CinemaCon 2026, as reported by Deadline. “Please know that we’re taking the time to do this with care and deep respect. It is the dream of a lifetime for all of us to bring audiences this next chapter, and it’s a responsibility we don’t take lightly.”

She continued, “What I can tell you is this: when you pair one of the most beloved franchises in history with a world-class filmmaking team, including the brilliant director Denis Villeneuve, extraordinary producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman, executive producer Tanya Lapointe, and screenwriter Steven Knight, you’re setting the stage for something that’s truly worthy of the Bond legacy. That film is coming, and when the time is right, we’ll have much more to share.”

Does this mean that Amazon hasn’t selected a new Bond, or that they’re just keeping their identity close to their chest? We’ll find out the answer when Amazon MGM Studios is ready to tell us, I guess. If nothing else, it’s not as if we didn’t know he was a secret agent.

Bond's been gone for so long that the last time he was on mission, it was for her Majesty's Secret Service. Keep track of our Bond coverage here.