According to insider rumblings, promising British actor Lashana Lynch has been cast as 007, who is based on a real-life British spy and hero. The character, called Nomi, is taking over the secret agent number that Bond has been famous for since 1953. Londoner Lynch has already enjoyed a huge career breakthrough earlier this year in Captain Marvel but this latest casting announcement is sure to put her name on everyone’s lips. A graduate of the ArtsEd drama school in London, Lynch has cut her teeth on Doctors, Silent Witness and The Bill before being handed her latest plum job. The Daily Mail reported earlier this week that Daniel Craig is still very much reprising his role as Bond, but the 25th film will open with him, effectively retired in Jamaica, being called back into action for one last wheeze at fighting villains. But still, there’s a definite sense of a mantle (Martini?) being passed on. Previously, Daniel Craig had said he’d rather ‘slash his wrists’ than return to playing James Bond. No doubt the producers’ deep pockets lured him back into the fold and helped him rescind his statement, but it’s unlikely that Craig will return for another outing….