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I like that @Reflsin2bourbons !… I wonder if this scenario would be an opportunity to slip an Easter egg for book-Bond aficionados, and this gangster’s name is Jack Sprang(?)…
(There are a few members here, like @Risico007 who have a passion for DAF the book).
I think May could be some nice comedic relief, Imagine a scene like TND where Bond is brushing up on his Danish, buts its in Bond's flat and hes shagging a girl named Lola Broadchest and May is picking up underwear and lingerie left and right, while chastising Bond and giving pithy remarks. Bond gets a call in from his Omega "It's the office" and out he goes...
Probably the most charming actor that ever was!
Hah! Imagine the reactions if they pulled up a character name like Lola Broadchest up from the hat! :))
Adding May to the cast as comedic relief could work though; it worked well with Mrs. Hudson in Sherlock, for example.
Is the missing 00 agent stolen the money for himself? Or he has a boss where he have given the money? James must find out the truth.
Anyway, the missing Intel funds is happened to be around £50 Million Pounds, stolen using a hacking system that when identified, the suspect was revealed to be 005, using his real name, thanks to Q.
I like the idea of Bond having to investigate a fellow 00 agent who might have stolen funds/done something nefarious. Not too sure about M being put under house arrest (if anything I think there's more drama if M's being put under pressure by ministers/is at risk of losing his job if Bond doesn't solve this).
It kinda reminds me of the set up to DN (albeit more the book) where the rest of the Service believes that Strangways and his secretary have run off. We of course see Strangways being murdered beforehand, and Bond himself doesn't believe he's run off. Due to his personal connection to the character he's more involved in solving the mystery.
It kinda feels this story needs something like that. Perhaps we see what's happened to 005 beforehand (is he being framed by a third party? Was he perhaps blackmailed into giving over the funds to some shadowy figure? Or was he in cahoots with the villain behind this? Was he killed after giving one the money?) There's a lot of potential for drama though, and I'd want to learn more if it were the broad concept. But it'd needs a grander villain's scheme. How is that money going to be used for something bigger for instance? Or is it a way of getting us to something a bit bigger?
In the cold shadow of a crumbling global alliance, James Bond is dispatched on a mission like none before—he must eliminate a former MI6 agent turned traitor. This agent was Bond's closest ally during a covert mission in Russia years ago. Bond’s orders are clear: The agent has stolen classified intelligence that could dismantle global stability if sold to the highest bidder. However, as Bond hunts this agent, he discovers that MI6 has concealed the true nature of the agent’s defection. He didn’t betray MI6 out of greed—he uncovered a high-level conspiracy within MI6 itself, orchestrated by an elite group aiming to provoke a catastrophic world war for their own gain.
Bond’s mission spirals into a psychological battle as he grapples with loyalty, questioning whether his agency is the enemy. Alongside an emotionally scarred whistleblower, former CIA operative (Bond girl), Bond races across a war-torn Eastern Europe. The pair faces nightmarish ordeals as they attempt to expose the real traitors, all while being hunted by the full force of MI6.
Bond must decide whether to complete his mission or embrace the devastating truth.
This could be a brutal exploration of betrayal, trust, and the darker realities of espionage, with Bond forced to question not only his loyalty but his very identity as an agent.
OR
After a botched assassination attempt on a British diplomat in Vienna, Bond is assigned to track down a shadowy, underground group known as Nocturne. This clandestine organization isn’t just a typical terrorist cell—it specializes in psychological warfare, using advanced brainwashing techniques to turn loyal agents into sleeper assassins.
As Bond follows a trail of manipulation, mind-control, and betrayal, he uncovers that Nocturne has infiltrated MI6 at its highest levels. Some of the agents Bond once trusted have already been compromised, and he finds himself questioning who is under control and who isn’t.
Bond's investigation leads him to a secret experimental facility in Iceland, where prisoners of war and political dissidents have been subjected to horrific experiments on mind control and memory erasure. As Bond tries to shut down the facility, he learns that the lead scientist was a former MI6 operative, experimenting on his own team during covert operations.
In a chilling finale, Bond himself falls victim to Nocturne's brainwashing, leading to a final showdown where he must fight to reclaim his own mind and stop the ultimate sleeper assassin—himself.
OR
James Bond is sent to Iraq to stop a rogue arms dealer who has discovered a legendary ancient weapon beneath the ruins of Babylon. This weapon could destabilize the entire Middle East if sold to terrorist organizations. As Bond navigates a web of rival intelligence agencies, warlords, and corrupt officials, he teams up with (Bond girl), an Iraqi archaeologist determined to destroy the weapon.
In the ruins of Babylon, Bond faces al-Zaman in a deadly confrontation, balancing ancient history and modern warfare. Bond must decide whether to let Western powers seize control of the weapon or destroy it entirely, risking further chaos in the region.
This could be an opportunity for a tense exploration of power, intervention, and the blurred lines between heroism and destruction.
Sorry, it's just a plot summary, just an idea of mine, so not well fleshed out 😅, it depends on the filmmakers on how they would expand on it (if they ever thought of this idea), I liked the suggestions you've given, perhaps we could help this out, together to make it work.
Perhaps it's not an avenue EON would want to go down again with Bond though.
Yes, maybe with some twist like social engineering, like using a famous celebrity to lure people into psychological war (being a bad influence towards people and doing deeds that the powerful elites demanded the society to do) or something like that, instead of weapons, it would be like more in mind, a psy op.
The film begins with Bill Tanner (David Oyelowo) briefing M (Jared Harris) the Thorne Group’s (think Raytheon meets BASF) hostile takeover of Athena, a small but powerful Silicon Valley company, that has developed the world's most advanced supercomputer, after which the company is named. Tanner, along with other high ranking Ministry of Defence officials, believes this technology could provide a breakthrough in modern intelligence tactics, but begins to suspect foul play once Athena's young CEO, Daniel Miller, (Cameron Monaghan) along with Britain's Minister of Defence, Layla Khan, (Sarita Choudhury) die in a suspicious plane crash off the coast of Croatia shortly before the takeover.
M assigns Bond to investigate Thorne's motives, as he questions Thorne's character and suspects Thorne Group may be pursing interests that may compromise the British intelligence services, despite having been a trusted contractor/partner. He sends Bond to Seoul to enlist the help of Syren Song (Jessica Henwick), a former MI6 analyst, who was a founding member of Athena before joining MI6 after her disillusionment with the direction of the company. Syren took an early retirement to focus on her family after becoming cynical towards the ethically dubious projects MI6 assigned her. Reluctantly, she agrees to join Bond only on the condition that she returns home to her family once the job is done.
The action heads to Dubrovnik, Croatia, where Bond and Syren join forces with with CIA operative Felix Leiter (Sam Rockwell), who is sent on the behalf of the US to investigate the crash killing Athena's CEO. After they conduct an elaborate heist in one of Thorne's satellite offices they learn that Athena is being used by Thorne's aerospace and chemical science groups to simulate complex weather patterns.
After reporting this back to MI6, M orchestrates the seizure of a shipment of Thorne Group's drones that was on its way to Reykjavik, and sends Bond to a global tech conference in Tokyo under the guise of Robert Sterling, an international trade attorney employed by Universal Exports, customs broker to some of the world's largest and influential organizations. Bond meets Thorne at the conference and offers his help in ensuring the shipment is released and makes its way to Iceland, as well as establishing a long term service agreement between Universal Exports and the Thorne Group.
Back in London, Q (Himesh Patel) and his team assess a seized drone and, in conjunction with the intel gathered in Croatia, determine that by harnessing quantum computing's ability to model and manipulate the atmosphere with unprecedented precision, Thorne plans to trigger catastrophic weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts, and extreme storms, to destabilize governments and control global markets. Using covert quantum-encrypted communications combined with advanced aerospace engineering technology, Thorne can simulate and exploit atmospheric instabilities to target regions with surgical precision, creating chaos while remaining undetected.
The action shifts to Iceland, the home of the Athena quantum computer, where Bond and Syren (posing as Bond's assistant) get a tour of the remote facility housing Athena. They discover that the facility is highly secure, with the computer being stored in a sub-zero temperature underground bunker, which is heavily guarded by Thorne's paramilitary soldiers. Later, Thorne receives a surprise visit from a mysterious, eerie gentleman who he refers to as "Number One" (Bill Skaarsgard). Bond and Syren, using a surveillance bug from Q, eavesdrops on their conversation, during which it is revealed that Thorne plans to weaponize Athena and his fleet of chemically weaponized drones to create a number of catastrophic global weather events simultaneously, to cause worldwide socioeconomic chaos. In order to cover his tracks, Thorne targets the Athena facility for one of these weather disasters. Number One informs Thorne that his operation has been compromised and that he is housing two MI6 agents in the facility. Before he leaves, he orders Thorne to have them both killed, or risk facing his own demise. Syren sends a distress signal message to M, who has an army of special forces operatives sent to the facility to retrieve Bond and Syren, as well as to destroy Athena.
Thorne confronts Bond and Syren, holding them captive in the facility. Thorne (Jeremy Irons) is an embodiment of corporate greed and ruthlessness, (akin to Succession's Logan Roy), but with even darker ambitions. His belief in using weather engineering for “human advancement” aligns with Spectre’s centuries-old ideology of controlling humanity for its own good, manipulating global forces to ensure "stability" through chaos. Thorne taunts Bond, insisting that humanity needs to be reined in, that power must be centralized to prevent self-destruction. As this occurs, we see thousands of Thorne's drones release chemicals and nano-devices into the atmosphere across the globe. Threatening clouds begin to form over major cities, and the inclement weather begins. Bond, ever resourceful, manages to escape his restraints using a concealed lockpick he retrieved earlier, hidden within the heel of his shoe. With deft precision, he frees himself and quickly disarms one of the guards. Syren, equally sharp, seizes the opportunity to knock another guard unconscious, retrieving a weapon from his holster. Together, they scramble through the Athena facility, dodging Thorne’s paramilitary forces, as alarms blare and the building begins to show signs of the looming storm's effect on its structure.
At MI6 headquarters, Q monitors the situation, growing increasingly concerned. He informs Bond and Syren that the Athena system is impossible to breach remotely due to its quantum encryption. The only way to shut it down is by sabotaging the cooling system, but the chambers are located on the far side of the facility. To get there, they’ll have to venture outside into the violent, unforgiving winter storm that’s already tearing at the building’s foundations.
As the global weather catastrophes—hurricanes, droughts, and storms—continue to intensify, Bond and Syren prepare for the dangerous trek. They exit through a side door, immediately hit by the full force of the storm. The cold, biting wind nearly knocks them off their feet as snow swirls so thickly it’s hard to see more than a few feet ahead. With heads low and bodies pressed against the gale, they push forward, trudging through the deep snowdrifts, the facility looming in the storm's haze.
Halfway through their journey across the facility’s exterior, Thorne’s paramilitary soldiers ambush them. The storm makes visibility difficult, but gunfire cracks through the air. Bond and Syren duck behind snow-covered debris and shattered pieces of the facility, returning fire. The blizzard works in their favor, disorienting the soldiers as Bond picks them off one by one. Syren provides cover, the snow and wind adding a visceral intensity to the battle.
Eventually, Bond and Syren manage to clear the area, but just as they move toward the cooling chambers, Thorne himself appears, stepping out from the swirling snow. His face is twisted with determination, convinced that he can still succeed despite the chaos around him. He engages Bond in a brutal hand-to-hand fight, the storm now at its most violent, whipping around them with howling winds and ice.
Thorne’s strength is surprising, driven by his belief in his grand vision of controlling nature for humanity’s so-called “greater good.” Bond, however, is relentless, each blow calculated and precise. After a grueling struggle, Bond manages to hurl Thorne into a massive snowbank near a deep ravine that cuts through the facility grounds. Thorne, stumbling and disoriented, pulls a knife, making one last desperate lunge at Bond. Bond sidesteps and delivers a powerful kick, sending Thorne over the edge of the ravine.
Thorne’s scream is quickly swallowed by the storm as he plummets into the abyss below, disappearing into the blinding snow, consumed by the very force of nature he arrogantly sought to control.
With Thorne gone, Bond and Syren press on, finally reaching the cooling chambers. Syren works swiftly to sabotage the system, and the facility begins to shake as explosions rip through the complex. The quantum core overheats, triggering a meltdown that spells the destruction of Athena.
Bond and Syren race outside once more, the storm still raging as they flee across the collapsing facility grounds. Just as it seems the building might crush them beneath the snow and ice, MI6’s extraction team arrives, lifting them to safety. From the helicopter, Bond watches as the entire Athena facility is buried under an avalanche, along with the legacy of Lachlan Thorne.
Back in London, Bond reports to M that the immediate threat has been neutralized, and Thorne is dead. M acknowledges the victory but reminds Bond that “Number One” remains out there, pulling strings from the shadows. They both understand that this is just one battle in a much larger war. In the final scene, Bond and Syren meet at the airport. Bond asks Syren to join him in his pursuit of "Number One". Syren turns own the offer and chooses to return to her family, keeping her promise, while Bond silently watches her leave, reflecting on his own path.
Directed by Gareth Evans
Score by Ludwig Goransson
Main Title Theme
performed by Royal Blood, written and produced by Royal Blood and Ludwig Goransson
Cast
Theo James as James Bond
Jessica Henwick as Syren Song
Jeremy Irons as Lachlan Thorne
Jared Harris as M
David Oyelowo as Bill Tanner
Himesh Patel as Q
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Sam Rockwell as Felix Leiter
Cameron Monaghan as Daniel Miller
Sarita Choudhury as Layla Khan
Love the story and the cast, just get EON onboard and we're good.