This month Regal cinemas are re-running James Bond classics as the wait for a new 007 actor continues.

From Ian Fleming’s original novels to the EON-produced film franchise and Amazon’s creative oversight today, the world’s most famous secret agent has defeated many formidable foes: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Dr. No. Le Chiffre, who made his glorious return in “Casino Royale.”

But Bond’s most enduring nemesis has nothing to do with Blofeld’s white cat. It is the unrelenting passage of time, with each decade testing Bond’s resilience in a rapidly evolving world.

There is historical precedent for a resilient Bond character proving his worth again. He successfully pivoted from a Cold War backdrop to the age of advanced AI in the 2020s. To quote Pierce Brosnan in “Die Another Day,” “Just surviving, Mr. Chang. Just surviving.”

Bond’s survival is being tested in new ways. Bombarded by franchise reboots and Netflix’s never-ending content churn,........

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