Seuraavan James Bondin eli agentti 007:n etsintä on käynnissä, ja hiljakseen maailmalle tihkuu tietoja siitä, mitä tuottajat ovat etsimässä.
Tuottaja Michael G. Wilson puhui taannoin Deadlinelle, jolloin selvisi, ettei uusi James Bond tule olemaan nuori.
"We've tried looking at younger people in the past. But trying to visualize it doesn't work," said Wilson to Deadline. "Remember, Bond's already a veteran. He's had some experience. He's a person who has been through the wars, so to speak. He's probably been in the SAS or something. He isn't some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off. That's why it works for a thirty-something."
Koekuvauksissa käytetään aina samaa kohtausta. Kyseessä on elokuvan From Russia With Love salamurhan jälkeinen kohtaus Sean Conneryn ja Daniela Bianchin kesken.
"We always use the same scene ... and that's the one in From Russia With Love, where Bond comes back to his room after the assassination, and he starts taking off his shirt, goes into the room to bathe," Wilson revealed. "Then he hears something, takes his gun, goes in and the girl's in the bed."
Wilson continued, "That was the test we use. Anyone who can bring that scene off is right for Bond. It's tough to do."