Dune’s Denis Villeneuve Will Direct the Next James Bond Film

Amazon MGM Studios has contiguous confirmed that Denis Villeneuve volition nonstop the adjacent James Bond movie.

“Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007,” said Villeneuve successful a connection published successful conjunction with today’s announcement. “I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s ineffable territory. I mean to grant the contented and unfastened the way for galore caller missions to come. This is simply a monolithic responsibility, but also, incredibly breathtaking for maine and a immense honor.”

Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios brag Mike Hopkins has called Villeneuve “a cinematic master, whose filmography speaks for itself.”

“James Bond is successful the hands of 1 of today’s top filmmakers and we cannot hold to get started connected 007’s adjacent adventure,” has said.

Villeneuve’s directing credentials see the Academy Award-winning abstraction epics Dune and Dune: Part Two, positive Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival. Villeneuve besides helmed the acclaimed Incendies (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Sicario (2015).

Early this twelvemonth it was confirmed that Amazon MGM Studios had entered into an statement with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the long-time producers and co-owners of the James Bond franchise, for Amazon to presume originative power of James Bond going forward.

The hunt for idiosyncratic to nonstop the adjacent Bond movie has been ongoing for immoderate time. Names antecedently reported to person been connected the shortlist included Edward Berger (director of Netflix's All Quiet connected the Western Front remake), and Kelly Marcel (director of Venom: The Last Dance).

The hold for confirmation of the adjacent Bond himself, however, continues – though it’s precise wide that 1 peculiar Brit has emerged arsenic a wide instrumentality favourite. Until then, Villeneuve has 1 much Dune movie to make.

Of course, if the hold for the adjacent Bond movie is excessively overmuch to bear, 2026 is scheduled to people the accomplishment of a caller Bond crippled from Hitman developer IO Interactive – 007: First Light. You tin ticker the debut trailer below.

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