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Who will inherit 007's licence to thrill? 'The world is not enough' in the hunt for James Bond

"From the cold-blooded sexual magnetism of Sean Connery to the more tongue-in-cheek take of Roger Moore, to Daniel Craig's gritty realism, there's really a James Bond for everyone." But who will inherit the licence to thrill?

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC
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  • FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell takes us on this exciting edge-of-your-seat adventure with a "view to a kill".

More than six decades after James Bond first appeared on the big screen, the search for Daniel Craig's successor has become a revealing debate about the future of one of cinema's most enduring, and endearing, franchises.

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