Among the characters that have defined the spy genre across generations is Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Multiple actors have donned the world-famous 007 persona and branded a license to kill, and many have enjoyed his preference for shaken, not stirred martinis. From Sean Conneryto Daniel Craig, each generation has their favorite version of the character who’s now synonymous with the genre.
So when Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson sold the creative rights to Amazon MGM Studios last year, fans were both terrified and excited. For decades, James Bond has been an exclusive film franchise; every actor who played the titular spy and every actor who played the antagonist has found a special place in pop culture. So now when Amazon is behind the legacy franchise, some fans fear franchise dilution, but most are excited to see fresh faces on the roster.
Amazon has assembled a solid team comprising powerhouse producers Amy Pascal (Sony’s Spider-Man films) and David Heyman (Harry Potterfranchise), along with director Denis Villeneuve, who is the mind behind the Dune franchise and Blade Runner 2049. He has come on board with a single-picture deal to direct Bond 26. He’ll be directing from a script by Steven Knight, who is the man behind Peaky Blinders, House of Guinness, Taboo, and more. However, the most exciting news is yet to come out of the studio, i.e., the lead actor and his antagonist, and Amazon has been on a hunt for a younger cast.
While fans have dreamed up a plethora of favorites like Henry Cavill, Idris Elba, among others, rumor mills also churn out names ranging from actors Jack O’Connell, Harris Dickinson, and Jack Lowden to stars like Jacob Elordi, Theo James, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. While that information is tightly under wraps, a new report suggests that James Bond 26 might have found its villain.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
Ewan Mitchell Might Be the Next Bond Villain
The Sun reports that Ewan Mitchell, who plays Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon, is a contender for the next Bond Villain. “They’re looking for an up-and-coming name rather than an established star, and someone with a very distinct look,” a source is quoted. Mitchell perfectly fits the bill, and the 29-year-old actor is also in the right age group for the expected cast. What makes Mitchell the perfect option for Amazon is the fact that “he has accrued a good CV, but is not as established an actor as some of the names who have been linked to the return of Bond.”
