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"Bond 25" Full Cast And Plot Revealed, Rami Malek Joining Daniel Craig As Film's Villain

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Looks like Bond, James Bond will have some new company!

On Thursday morning, the cast of the upcoming and 25th Bond film, with working title Bond 25, was revealed during a livestream reveal event at GoldenEye, James Bond author Ian Fleming's Jamaican villa, where producers of the film and part of the cast was present.



While rumors had long swirled that Daniel Craig would not be returning to reprise his role as the iconic MI6 agent James Bond for the Bond 25 film, Craig will be in fact returning to play the world famous agent, along with returning cast Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Wishaw, Léa Seydoux, Jeffrey Wright, and Rory Kinnear. They will be joined by Lashana Lynch, Dali Benssalah, Ana De Armas, Billy Magnussen, David Dencik, and Rami Malek, who will play the film's villain.

While Malek couldn't join the cast in Jamaica during the livestream as he's currently in the middle of production of the fourth and final season of Mr. Robot in New York, he appeared in a video message in which he shared that he's "very much looking forward to joining the whole cast and crew very soon" and wrapped up the video making a promise: "I will be making sure Mr. Bond does not have an easy ride of it in this, his 25th outing."



The cast for James Bond's 25th outing wasn't the only thing that was revealed in the livestream reveal event, as producer Barbara Broccoli opened up a little about what the upcoming Cary Fukunaga-directed film would be about, sharing that in the film James Bond "starts his journey" in Jamaica where the production "built an extraordinary house for him." 

The plot of Bond 25 was further elaborated in an official press release posted the same day, sharing that in the film, "Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology."

While filming has already started in Norway, principal photography will officially start on April 28 and will take place on location in Jamaica, Italy, Norway and London, as well as at Pinewood Studios in the UK.



Shooting on location in Jamaica will not only be special because it's where Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond novels but also where both the first Bond film Dr. No and Live and Let Die were filmed and took place.

Bond 25 is being directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who wrote and directed Sin Nombre, Beasts of No Nation and the Netflix limited series Maniac starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Fukunaga is taking seriously helming the 007 film, sharing that "Daniel [Craig] is my favorite Bond" and through his work in the film he wants to "make sure this run of films has a fantastic next chapter" and keep "upping the ante so whoever is next has a tougher job."

The film will be based on a script written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Cinematographer Linus Sandgren, who worked on The American Hustle, Joy, and whose work in La La Land earned him both an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, will also join the production.

Bond 25 will be the first James Bond film to have some scenes shot using IMAX film cameras, so Christopher Nolan will be excited (like I am!!)

While no official title has been released yet for the upcoming James Bond film - Bond 25 is the current working title, producer Broccoli confirmed - what we know so far about the story, production, and people involved in the film is more than enough to get me excited for Bond's newest exciting adventure.

 Bond 25 will hit theaters on April 8, 2020, nearly five years since Spectre came out and will become Daniel Craig's fifth film as the agent whose code name you know by heart.

Sincerely, Goto, Dora Goto (I had to even if it's cheesy like mozzarella cheese!)

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