The future of the James Bond franchise seems to be in limbo right now, but Zack Snyder knows where he would take it if given the chance. The acclaimed action director recently revealed he’d like to work on an origin story about a 20-year-old James Bond.
Snyder is no stranger to putting his twist on the popular IPs, from Watchmen to Justice League. He was asked if he’d consider tackling a pre-existing franchise during a recent interview with The Atlantic, and he made quite an interesting choice.
“It’d be cool to see, like, 20-year-old James Bond. The humble roots that he comes from. Whatever trauma of youth that makes you be able to be James Bond. There has to be something there,” said Snyder, who’s currently busy promoting his Netflix space epic Rebel Moon.
The James Bond franchise is in dire need of a reboot after Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007 came to an end with the release of No Time to Die in 2021. The long-running producer Barbara Broccoli said that the next film won’t start filming until “at least” 2024 because they have “a big road ahead” as they try to find a new James Bond and modernize the franchise.
