Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are focused on finding a Bond villain before deciding on the new 007.
The filmaking duo, who cast Craig in five Bond movies, Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and last year's No Time to Die, are eager to find an antagonist before setting their sights on a new leading star.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, 62-year-old Broccoli said: "We always sit down with our writers, and we start by thinking about,' What's the world afraid of?' We start by thinking about, 'Who's the Bond villain?'
"We try to focus on that sort of uber story, and then we want to also look at Bond's emotional life, and what he'll be facing personally that he hasn't had to deal with before. So he has two big issues in the films – one is the geopolitical one and the other is the personal one."
