Hitman Studio’s Project 007 will feature a new James Bond

When Hitman IO Interactive developer James bond game (working title Project 007) hits the stage, he’ll do it with a brand new James Bond, studio head Hakan Abrak told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (h / t The player).

Project 007 will follow James Bond to his early days as a British Secret Service agent, describing the events that earned him the iconic code name 007. This “completely original” origin story sets the game apart from the most famous depictions of Leap onto the big screen, in which he’s already an established MI6 agent, so developing a leading new man makes sense, especially when you factor in the franchise’s already tenuous relationship to the sequel.

James Bond made his film debut in 1962 Dr No, performed by Sean Connery. Since then, several actors have taken up the torch, including George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and more recently Daniel Craig. A popular theory because why the character has the potential to look so different from movie to movie is that “James Bond”, like 007 itself, is a code name, used by various agents throughout history. , which may or may not correspond to the upcoming game.

In any case, IO Interactive obviously hopes Project 007. The studio opened a second office in Malmö, Sweden last year and reportedly doubled its overall workforce from 200 to over 400 people. Abrak also indicated that IO was already preparing a James bond trilogy now that HitmanThe “World of Assassination” trilogy is over. But as the first game is still far away, any future plans remain to be seen.