Final evening, we received our first good take a look at IO Interactive’s upcoming James Bond sport, 007: First Gentle. Whereas the developer has stated that First Gentle – or because it was beforehand recognized, Undertaking 007 – will function an origin story for the spy, and never be a “gamification” of any of the movies which have come earlier than, final evening’s trailer nonetheless had a good few nods to Bonds of the previous.
Please notice, I will likely be speaking about occasions from the James Bond sequence usually beneath, so please concentrate on potential spoilers for the movies and books if you have not already loved them for your self.
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First up, there may be this Bond’s facial scar. As you may see within the trailer above, this younger Bond could also be recent confronted with regards to life as an agent, however he has clearly had a number of scrapes already, incomes himself a protracted skinny scar down his cheek.
Whereas the Bonds within the movies haven’t boasted a scar like this, the e book model of Bond did. Ian Flemming wrote that Bond had a three-inch lengthy, skinny vertical scar working down his proper cheek. You possibly can see some art work of this book-based Bond beneath.
In the meantime, given his total look within the sport, many have surmised that the actor enjoying James Bond in First Gentle is Patrick Gibson from Dexter: Authentic Sin (I’ve requested IO if they will affirm this).
Along with this bodily trait, there are additionally a number of different nods to the James Bond e book and movie sequence scattered all through First Gentle’s trailer that trace to the story, equivalent to Bond’s mother and father dying in a climbing-related accident.
In the meantime, the trailer says 009 is a “grasp manipulator”, which made me suppose this was slightly tease for him being a little bit of a nasty egg that fooled and betrayed his nation a la Sean Bean’s 006 from GoldenEye. Slightly quantity flip there from IO?
On the vehicles and gadget aspect of issues, due to course Bond goes to have vehicles and devices, First Gentle once more is honouring the sequence that has come earlier than.
In IO’s trailer, Bond may be seen coming into Q department, the place he selects one from quite a few watches. This watch clearly does greater than inform the time, and triggers a blast from a close-by bike, which once more is in step with Bond’s watches from the sequence.
Whereas within the Sean Connory period, Bond typically sported a Rolex Submariner, in most of the later movies he modified issues up a bit, with the agent carrying watches equivalent to a Pulsar LED digital and a Seiko 0674 LC at occasions.
In 2006’s On line casino Royale, which marked Daniel Craig’s first outing because the MI6 agent, Vesper Lynd commented on Bond’s watch: “Rolex?” she asks. “Omega,” he replies. Bond’s watches are an enormous deal, and in First Gentle, IO has partnered with Omega as soon as once more.
Talking of partnering with a recognized Bond-brand once more, in fact we’ll see the agent in an Aston Martin in First Gentle.
This automobile is slicker than Moore’s bus from Stay and Let Die, however it’s the identical because the actors’ yellow Aston Martin DBS from The Persauders, so one other little nod to the sequence’ legacy.
Moreover, we are able to see IO’s Bond chasing down a pink sports activities automobile within the First Gentle trailer, which jogged my memory a little bit of the playful chase between Pierce Brosnan’s Bond and Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye.
Setting the scene additional, then, we additionally noticed a chess sport being performed throughout final evening’s trailer. Now, we do not clearly see who’s enjoying chess right here, so it could possibly be Bond flexing his prowess like he typically does at playing cards. And is {that a} martini, shaken not stirred?
That stated, in From Russia with Love, there’s a scene the place Bond baddy Kronsteen performs chess, in order quickly as I noticed this second within the First Gentle trailer, I considered that. Basically, baddies play chess, proper?
There’s a clip in direction of the top of the trailer the place a velocity boat zips by way of some islands very very similar to these from The Man With the Golden Gun (Khao Phing Kan, however recognized additionally as James Bond Island, no much less). That is considered one of my favorite James Bond areas, so I used to be happy to see this pop up.
Additionally, the Junks on this scene are very similar to these of Scaramanger’s.
Final up for this piece (I’m certain I will likely be doing extra, as a result of guys, it is Bond!), the music performed over the trailer was the theme from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. You possibly can have a hearken to it beneath.
007: First Gentle is about for launch in 2026. In the direction of the top of final yr, IO stated it hopes its upcoming James Bond origin story would be the begin of a trilogy.
007: First Gentle will even characteristic once more later this week throughout IO’s personal showcase, which is scheduled for Friday, sixth June, at 6pm PDT. That is 2am on seventh June for these of us within the UK.
