Movies like Octopussy, Die Another Day, and Moonraker represent the long-running James Bond series at its most outlandish.

"Late 2026, at the ­earliest. Maybe 2027. Perhaps even 2028," said The Telegraph, citing the British film industry's "current best guesses". The franchise has "taken a similar hiatus before", such as the gap between 1989's "Licence to Kill" and 1995's "GoldenEye", starring Pierce Brosnan.

From the (literal) gold standard of Shirley Bassey to who might sing Paul McCartney’s version, the James Bond themes ignite debates among the diehards over the best and worst versions. Also, contemporary Bond themes by Adele,

The book’s plot pitted Bond against Mr. Big, a black gangster and voodoo leader working for SMERSH, the Soviet counterintelligence service. The British secret service has discovered that Mr. Big is using treasures of Bloody Morgan,

The James Bond franchise makes mega-stars out of the actors that have portrayed 007 over the years, from Sir Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan, Sir Roger Moore and Daniel Craig. All in all, six actors have had the popular spy’s licence to kill bestowed upon them,

James Bond is among the most popular and celebrated pop-culture icons in the history of cinema. The movie franchise comprised 25 titles until No Time To Die (2021) when Daniel Craig bid adieu after essaying the title role of 007 agent in five movies.