It never ceases to amaze me how the media buys into the “official” film count issued by the Broccoli family. They don’t count Never Say Never Again with Connery or the farce Casino Royale. This will be the 26th Bond film no matter what the family says.
Here is the thing, EON owns the rights to the movies purchased from Fleming, therefore they are the official canon. NSNA was Kevin McClory’s after 10 years had pasted of the release of Thunderball. Let’s be serious.