The search for the next 007 has been on since Daniel Craig exited the franchise in 2021, and with Amazon's recent acquisition of the franchise, a new James Bond might be right around the corner. Below,

Actor Pierce Brosnan has said it is a "given" that the next James Bond should be British. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the former Bond also said he thought it was the "right decision" for the franchise's long-standing producers to hand creative control to Amazon.

Just as former political leaders are constantly asked about current events, so previous James Bond actors can set their watch to when they'll be asked who should follow in their footsteps and play the next 007.

Nobody knows who will play James Bond in the brave, new world of Amazon 007 projects, but former 007 Pierce Brosnan has interestingly emerged as the internet's favorite speculative front-runner. Everyone from Bond experts to those just nostalgic for the 90s seems to want Brosnan to return

After taking over control of the James Bond franchise with a $1 billion purchase, Amazon has a major decision on its hands. Following Daniel Craig's final Bond film, No Time to Die, Amazon is left with the decision on who will replace the actor following his five-film run after taking over for

James Bond is one of the most famous literary and movie characters of all time. The Bond film franchise is one of the longest-running ones (it started in 1962 with Dr. No), which goes to show just how important James Bond is as a pop culture icon.