We’ve recognized for some time that the video gaming match made in heaven that’s pairing IO Interactive–the studio behind the Hitman games–with the James Bond franchise. In spite of everything, Hitman is already primarily Bond with a bald man and extra ludicrous improvised weapons, why not allow them to really take a crack with 007? After years of ready, we lastly have our first look: and IO is certainly shaking things up, and leaving them moderately unstirred.
Final evening throughout Sony’s Ps State of Play livestream, IO debuted the primary trailer for 007: First Gentle, giving us a have a look at the tone to anticipate out of their twist on Bond–an entirely authentic rendition of the agent, in fact, moderately than being constructed on any of the prior actors to tackle the mantle. It’s bought a really motion packed modern-day spy-fi vibe: you’ve bought sneaking, you’ve bought taking pictures, you’ve bought lavish locales, lovely ladies for Bond to flirt and combat with, high-tech gadgetry. It looks like a correct whizz-blend of all of the eras of Bond, from Connery to Craig, in a recent setting. Plus, it makes use of the On Her Majesty’s Secret Service theme for its large dramatic music monitor over the traditional Bond motif, so you recognize it’s good.
Being a model new Bond, First Gentle will observe the plight of the reckless, however charming younger MI6 agent as he’s tapped by M for a mission that might grant him his fabled 00 standing. And we imply younger: though IO’s staying tight-lipped about simply who’s playing the character but, First Gentle‘s Bond has been confirmed to be simply 26 years previous within the sport’s story, making him the youngest-ever Bond.
Bond’s age in Fleming’s novels has at all times been obfuscated, however he’s sometimes offered as being in his mid 30s to early 40s, whereas George Lazenby was youngest actor to play Bond on the large display in his solo outing for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. However even he was 29 on the time, 3 years older than First Gentle‘s Gen Z Bond.
James ought to’ve been on the membership (he a minimum of briefly will get to go to 1 on this trailer)! We realistically might need our first Bond who has realistically performed Fortnite with the boys! All of your favorite heroes are getting rebooted to be youthful and warmer and extra licensed to kill than you! God, the passage of time is so much typically.
It’s form of fascinating to see that First Gentle‘s Bond, even at his younger age, nonetheless carries lots of the identical early origin particulars as Fleming’s novels had for Bond: the climbing accident that orphaned him, his profession within the British navy earlier than he signed up for MI6. Younger James has already lived a life earlier than he will get set on a globe-trotting spy journey. Now he’s all grown up and flinging pistols at baddies’ heads.
007: First Gentle will hit PC, Xbox, Ps, and Nintendo Swap 2 when it arrives a while in 2026
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