After a long, long wait, we finally know who's set to take on the iconic role...
Fans have been eagerly awaiting news on the new Bond.
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And finally, our prayers have been answered!James Bond is an iconic figure.
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The 007 agent dates all the way back to 1953 after a series of books were created and published by British author, Ian Fleming.Fleming went on to write twelve 007 novels...
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And when he died in 1964, his legacy of work was recognized and was to be later adapted onto the big screen... creating the James Bond that we all know and love to this day.The first Bond movie came in 1962...
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Dr. No saw Sean Connery step into the shoes of James Bond, and he played the role of the 007 agent for 7 of the movies, including From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).The next James Bond would be David Niven.
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Niven only starred in one of the movies, Casino Royale, in 1967 and he passed over the tuxedo to George Lazenby in 1969.After Lazenby's few years as the 007 agent...
Iconic Hollywood actors such as Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan went on to play the role.Daniel Craig took on the role of a lifetime back in 2006...
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His first stint as Bond was in the reboot of Casino Royale, and despite starring in only 4 Bond movies, Craig has become the longest-serving 007 agent for fourteen years.The entire world very quickly fell in love with Craig...
And it's really not hard to see why.He has become the face of the iconic franchise...
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And the upcoming No Time To Die will be Craig's fifth movie as the superstar agent.But Craig recently made an announcement...
Much to fans' disappointment, this will be his last ever movie as James Bond.Nevertheless, fans have been waiting for more details on the upcoming flick.
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It's been a little controversial, to say the least.
Lashana Lynch on making history as the first Black female 007 https://t.co/UY3Q09d4lo— BazaarUK (@BazaarUK)1604469649.0
Lashana Lynch 😫😫😫🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾✊🏾— Thishiwe Ziqubu (@Thishiwe Ziqubu)1604578716.0
I love James Bond, grew up with it. The news that Lashana Lynch is taking over as 007 is tremendously exciting. Sur… https://t.co/yCUt8lceHL— Samia (@Samia)1604564174.0
Yeah! https://t.co/hIkQu3Fv6F— Johann van de Bron (@Johann van de Bron)1604563826.0
The new James Bond will be British actress Lashana Lynch! How unexpected was that! People I know were betting on… https://t.co/HCaaWNSONd— Leonardo de Waal (@Leonardo de Waal)1604537265.0
It's a 007, but not James Bond, still, I can't wait to watch: https://t.co/yBAzM1xriB— Jerod Lycett (@Jerod Lycett)1604572805.0
Oh please let her be gay as well 😁https://t.co/WBeexll9HS— TonyD🇾🇪 (@TonyD🇾🇪)1604566289.0
I actually think this is neat transition: it keeps the 007 designation ‘alive’ without it having to be James Bond... https://t.co/fd21rbxggo— Mike Law (@Mike Law)1604561578.0
. i am actually crying. 💜 https://t.co/lsKnbmFsii— cat. (@cat.)1604576119.0
@Shanks1Scotland Lashana Lynch will make history taking over for Daniel Craig's James Bond as the new 007 in No Time to Die.— Annie_G (@Annie_G)1604577939.0
I’m so excited to see Lashana Lynch as the new 007. Remember: the “Bond films” are actually “007 films” https://t.co/tr4PYY8XxP— 👾MØRGÄÑ👾 (@👾MØRGÄÑ👾)1604577585.0
@ChispaArmada Lashana Lynch is the new Bond, apparently. Lots of weird racists targeting her, and demanding a pos… https://t.co/v7WPO3CgCd— Bill Moon (@Bill Moon)1604571550.0
Yes, Lashana Lynch as Nomi will be taking the 007 rank.
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But as for the actual James Bond character, it's still not known if they're planning to reprise the role with a new star...