Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film

Denis Villeneuve is going from “Dune” to Bond

NEW YORK -- Denis Villeneuve is going from “Dune” to Bond.

Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday that Villeneuve volition nonstop the adjacent James Bond movie. The untitled movie volition beryllium the archetypal since the workplace took originative reins of the storied movie franchise aft decades of power by the Broccoli family.

Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman had maintained that before the adjacent Bond is cast, they would make a screenplay and find a manager first. Now, they person 1 of the astir respected blockbuster makers successful Hollywood, who's coming disconnected a brace of wide acclaimed “Dune” films.

In a statement, the 57-year-old French Canadian filmmaker said helium grew up watching Bond movies.

“I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s ineffable territory,” said Villeneuve. “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.”

Since taking originative power of Bond successful February, Amazon MGM has worked rapidly to get the adjacent movie going. The workplace is besides trying to triumph implicit fans skeptical of the caller firm enactment and the fearful of aboriginal spinoffs.

“James Bond is successful the hands of 1 of today’s top filmmakers,” said Mike Hopkins, caput of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.

With Pascal and Heyman lodged arsenic producers and Villeneuve down the camera, the adjacent Bond movie volition person an enviable encephalon trust. Villeneuve bushed retired a tract of directors floated for the movie including Edward Berger ("Conclave"), Paul King ("Paddington 2"), Edgar Wright ("Baby Driver") and Jonathan Nolan, co-creator of “Westworld” and member to Christopher Nolan.

“Denis Villeneuve has been successful emotion with James Bond movies since helium was a small boy," said Pascal and Heyman. “It was ever his imagination to marque this movie, and present it’s ours, too.”

No merchandise day has been announced for the adjacent Bond movie. Villeneuve volition sprout the 3rd “Dune” movie this summer. If accumulation connected Bond began adjacent year, a merchandise sometime successful 2027 would beryllium likely.

Villenevue's archetypal 2 “Dune” films person unneurotic surpassed $1 cardinal successful container bureau worldwide and been nominated for a combined 15 Academy Awards, winning seven. His different films see “Blade Runner 2049,” “Arrival,” “Sicario,” “Prisoners,” “Enemy” and “Incendies.”

Amazon bought MGM Studios successful 2022 for $8.5 billion, but didn't summation originative power of the studio's astir prized plus until this year. Until this film, each Bond manager has been handpicked by the Broccolis.

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