One of the hallmarks of the James Bond franchise is that he has a different leading lady each movie out. But rules were meant to be broken, and Spectre,” and will be back for the new film, which is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2019.

Bond 25 director Naomie Harris.

It’s been a bumpy ride for this Bond outing. After John Hodge. Filming was expected to begin this fall for a Christmas 2019 release date. But apparently Boyle clashed with the series overlords over the direction of the film’s villain and Hodge’s screenplay, and in August it was announced that he had left over “creative differences.” This sent the movie (and the franchise at large) into “chaos,” as they scrambled to get the movie back on track.

Now, with Cary Joji Fukunaga in place and a readjusted release date of February 2020, all seems right in the James Bond world. For now, at least. If anybody knows that danger can strike at any moment, it’s James Bond.