Here's how the James Bond franchise will incorporate the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Although she was a real person, Queen Elizabeth II has also been featured as a character in many movies and TV shows, such as "The Queen" (where she was played by Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance) and "The Crown" (where she was played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who each won an Emmy for their performances). The same goes for his son, Charles III, who is now King of England.

Based on Broccoli's comments, it looks like James Bond will now serve King Charles III, or some other fictional off-screen version of him. Michael G. Wilson, another Bond producer, then spoke to THR about the Queen's support of the franchise as a British institution:

"She's been a huge supporter of the Bond movies over the years. So have all the other members of the Royal Family - Charles and [Prince] William and all the others. She's been a steady hand. You wouldn't think not to her as much as a person. It's a shock no matter how badly you anticipate it might happen."

At first, the Daniel Craig era of James Bond was heavily influenced by Jason Bourne's series of films, and Bourne actor Matt Damon once criticized Bond as "an imperialistic, misogynistic sociopath" disconnected from today's values. "No Time to Die" suggested that the Bond series may be looking to recalibrate itself, which it should do, anyway, whenever it finds the next Bond.

While the general public may have mixed feelings about the Queen due to Britain's imperialist history, her reign is part of both human history and film history . Now that Craig's tenure and Craig's are over, it will be interesting to see where the Bond franchise goes from here.