Is this considered a reboot?
Or is it part of the same continuity as the first 16 Bond films?
shareIn fandom terminology, it does not "reboot" the continuity. It's a loose continuation.
In industry terms, it "rebooted" the franchise, though.
When Piece Brosnan mentions to Judi Dench in M's office about a bottle of liquor that her predecessor left, I in my personal head canon, thought that he was talking about Admiral Hargreaves (Robert Brown, who took over as M after the passing of Bernard Lee). Likewise, I figured that Jack Wade was there as Bond's main American associate from the CSI instead of Felix Leiter, due to the events in Licence to Kill, where Felix was maimed by a shark.
shareNo, Casino Royale was the reboot. Everything from Dr No (1962) to Die Another Day (2002) were the same continuity.
shareIt’s the same continuity.
shareIts a direct sequel to Dr No
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