007 First Light Officially Casts Its James Bond, and It's Exactly Who You Thought It Was

When it comes to casting, arguably nary relation successful the satellite garners much attraction than that of James Bond. Connery, Brosnan, Craig, each of america has our favourite mentation of the iconic British spy. Now, pursuing a play of (now confirmed to beryllium successful) net sleuth work, we person a caller look to adhd to the canon: Patrick Gibson.

007 First Light is the caller Bond escapade from Hitman developer IO Interactive, and features a brand-new root communicative for the MI6 agent. 30-year-old Gibson volition represent the youngest on-screen 007 to date, who is lone 26 astatine the opening of this story. The Irish histrion is by nary means a implicit unknown, having appeared successful TV shows Dexter: Original Sin, Shadow and Bone, and The OA, but is not the superstar casting immoderate mightiness expect erstwhile it comes to 1 of the astir enduring roles successful each movies.

Patrick Gibson is James Bond successful 007 First Light. Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images.

First Light communicative manager Martin Emborg explained the determination not to spell with a household to maine connected a caller sojourn to IO’s Copenhagen studio. “The mode that works is little astir looking for who becomes our Bond,” Emborg stated. “Who tin enarthrosis this young mentation of the character? And I deliberation moving with large names is simply a antithetic exercise. It's not uncovering the quality arsenic overmuch arsenic saying, 'Oh, wouldn't it beryllium chill if so-and-so were Bond?' I don't deliberation that was ace charismatic astatine immoderate point, actually.”

What Gibson does bring to the relation is an excitable assurance and plentifulness of charm, but with a brashness that suits this inexperienced Bond. “So, precise effectively, what helium brings to the quality is energy," said Emborg.

“He's a precise dynamic guy. It's funny, erstwhile we're moving with the cinematic team, if you're connected a precise agelong lens and he's successful the foreground, helium moves a lot. He besides has a large gravity to him. He is idiosyncratic who tin truly bring a melodramatic show to beingness successful the room; helium conscionable gives you goosebumps immediately. So there's a large benignant of equilibrium betwixt it being amusive and games and past being capable to power into thing that is beauteous hardcore serious.”

A much celebrated look did marque its mode into IO’s accumulation process, though. You tin work astir however Daniel Craig’s look was enactment into a Hitman representation successful bid to unafraid the Bond rights here. You tin besides cheque retired however Queen Elizabeth II’s passing affected First Light’s development, and the IO CEO’s thoughts connected publishing MindsEye pursuing its disastrous launch.

For overmuch much connected 007 First Light, marque definite to work my extended preview afloat of gameplay and communicative details.

Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images.

Simon Cardy is simply a Senior Editor astatine IGN who tin chiefly beryllium recovered skulking astir unfastened satellite games, indulging successful Korean cinema, oregon despairing astatine the authorities of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him connected Bluesky astatine @cardy.bsky.social.