After four years since his last mission on the big screen, James Bond is back.

The official James Bond 007 Twitter account released a behind-the-scenes, first-look video at the production of Bond 25 as director Cary Fukunaga and star Daniel Craig go to work on the film’s Jamaica location. Tonally, the footage — and music choice — marks a striking and welcome contrast to the traditionally stiff EPK-style glimpses fans are used to seeing from previous productions. (Here’s hoping this serves as an accurate tease of what we can expect stylistically from the Beasts of No Nation filmmaker in the finished film.)

In addition to glimpsing Craig’s Bond stalking outside a window while holding a very long gun (maybe a spear gun), we also see Jeffrey Wright’s return as CIA operative Felix Leiter, whom fans last saw in 2008’s Quantum of Solace. Leiter’s return, according to the official synopsis, hinges on asking Bond — who left MI6 at the end of 2015’s Spectre — to return to field duty to help his ol’ CIA buddy rescue a kidnapped scientist. That mission (obviously) goes to hell, which forces Bond back into super spy mode and into the crosshairs of Rami Malek’s currently-unnamed villain. Watch the video below:

For Bond fans, Jamaica holds a special place in the legacy of the character. It’s where Bond’s creator, author Ian Fleming, called home with his “GoldenEye” estate. It is also a key locale in Bond’s first movie, Dr. No.

This interesting peek at the long-in-development movie is a welcome dose of good news for the production, which has lately been plagued by a few negative news cycles. Over the weekend, it was reported that a 49-year-old man was charged with allegedly hiding a video camera in a woman’s bathroom on the film’s Pinewood Studios set. As of press time, it is unclear whether or not the suspect is involved with either the untitled Bond movie or the production facility.

Prior to that, in June, a controlled explosion on Pinewood’s famous 007 Stage damaged the exterior of the complex. And Craig suffered an injury in May that required minor surgery on his ankle that he has since recovered from.

Bond 25 is currently scheduled to hit theaters April 8, 2020 — the first Bond movie to ever be released in that month.

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