Charlie Higson, creator of the Young Bond book series, does not think his stories featuring a teenage James Bond will ever be adapted into films. Set in the 1930s and following a younger version of Ian Fleming’s famous spy, Higson’s series begins with 2005’s Silverfin in which the future 007 finds himself attending his first year at Eton College. The author would go on to pen four more books in the series, culminating in 2008’s By Royal Command which featured Bond’s eventual expulsion from Eton.
"When the Young Bond books came out... Eon automatically own all screen rights to Bond and back then they were relaunching Bond with Daniel Craig, [it was] set in the modern world, all of that, and the last thing they wanted was to muddy the waters with a series about a young Bond set in the 1930s. Why A Young Bond Television Series Might Be A Better Option With 25 films under its belt and a cinematic history spanning 60 years, the James Bond series is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most successful movie franchises of all time. Recognized the world over and spawning a slew of imitators, even the very act of attempting to guess who will be the next James Bond has evolved into a favored pastime among the series’ passionate fanbase.