It has been over three years since the release of Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond in ‘No Time To Die’ - with the actor confirming that he was hanging up his tux.
Since then there has been no letup in the speculation over who will succeed him in one of the world’s biggest film franchaises, following in the footsteps of Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan - as well as Craig himself.
And there have also been no shortage of rumours as to the plot, the rest of the cast and who will be behind the camera for ‘Bond 26’.
Then earlier this year, all bets were off when Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson signed over creative control to streaming giant Amazon.
Here are all the latest rumours and theories about what’s next for 007.
5. Leading lady
The term 'Bond Girl' may feel pretty outdated, but some big names have played opposite Bond over the years - in fact the likes of Eva Green, Halle Berry, Michelle Yeoh, Grace Jones, Honor Blackman and Ursula Andress have com close to overshadowing the spy in his own films. After her eye-catching turn in Oscar-nominated horror 'The Substance' Margaret Qualley is favourite to play the secret agent's latest love interest. Other names in the frame include Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and 'Back to Black' star Marisa Abela. | AFP via Getty Images
6. Sing a song
There's probably no film franchaise that's as famous for its theme songs - from Dame Shirley Bassey belting out 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever' to contemporary stars like Adele, Sam Smith ans Billie Eilish adding to the canon. BRIT award-dominating artist Raye is hot favourite to sing over the next opening credits, with Sam Fender, Lana Del Ray and Chappell Roan also tipped. | Getty Images
7. All change
One thing that seems almost certain is that there will be no actors returning from the Daniel Craig Bond era. In an interiew with the BBC Ben Wishaw said that he "didn't think he would be in the next one" as Q. That also means a new actor taking over the role of M from Ralph Fiennes and no return of Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter or Naomie Harris as Miss Monneypenny, | Getty Images for Vox Media
8. A licence to make money
Now that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (pictured) have signed away artistic control of 007 to Amazon, the streaming giant will be looking to maximise their profit from the franchaise. That could mean a switch from the traditional film every few years - with the possiblity that production could be ramped up and spinoff movies and television shows added to the slate. A 'M' origin story perhaps? | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images f