We have Finally it looked for the first time In the novel James Bond Io Interactive game: 007: First Light. This is the initial story of the infamous spy, showing how he “won the number” 007.
Until now, everything we saw was film and focused on history, so there are still many questions that are on how the first airy will play and who will exactly this novel bond. Fortunately, I was able to sit with IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak at the interactive IO event this weekend and grill it in everything. Although he did not tell me who they cast as a novel bond ( The Internet thinks it’s Patrick GibsonBut Abrak says that they “wait a bit” to reveal the cast), confirmed that 007: the first airy is not part of the film canon; This is “independent, again imagined interpretation.”
“… It was a huge opportunity to take such a beloved franchise, and then the privilege to be able to pour our originality into it. And our shot was, well, we wanted to imagine his story again. We wanted to imagine again that maturing, this young man with all his vulnerability and optimism, and how he goes on and optimism, and how he goes on He rides and optimalism and optimalism.
But even if the story itself creates its own independent canon of movies, it does not mean that IO Interactive does not download tips from the Bond movie. First of all, Abrak said that he got “insight”, as usual, film ties and what directors usually look for. But ultimately Io Interactive was left to her own devices, how she wanted to choose a new bond. And this he did Ultimately, I choose a real actor.
“It was an empty plaque, which is a huge privilege that we can throw these people or try something,” he said. “Will it be an actor or not, and what are we doing? So it was really, really discouraging. I tell you, it took a lot of time, and we went through several models to come up with what we wanted. But I think the process was messy. To be sincere. I mean that the process was, trying some things, feel emotional … and this is not necessarily a huge tests of his balmy A quirk and all these things.
This week we will publish our full interview with Abrak, including a discussion not only 007: First Light, but also the future of Franchise Hitman and the upcoming interactive game Io Mindseye. We are still waiting to hear more about 007: the first airy, including the game, soon. Starts in 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S and Nintendo Switch 2.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior Ign reporter. You can find her post on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.skyla. Do you have a hint with history? Send it to ralentine@ign.com.
