Watch a grim short film about James Bond at the end of his life

Fresh off the success of last week's brutally violent re-imagining of the Power Rangers franchise, producer Adi Shankar has unveiled his latest grim take on a pop-culture icon.

James Bond: In Service of Nothing gives viewers a glimpse of an elderly 007 as he attempts to find a new place in a world that has left his stylish brand of espionage behind:

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In a Q&A about the new project, Shankar explains that In Service of Nothing began with a simple question: "What would happen to the guy from Dr. No or Goldfinger in the world today?"

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If this dark vision of James Bond at the end of his life had any basis in reality, the government might think twice about granting a license to kill to "a trigger-happy alcoholic with mommy issues."