Amazon can already hear the strains of John Barry’s iconic theme paired with that gun barrel shot — the one to which Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig have all leant their figures. CEO Andy Jassey mentioned on a July 31 name (which highlighted his firm’s better-than-expected Q3 incomes) that “James Bond is within the fingers of one in every of in the present day’s biggest filmmakers,” and including, “We can not wait to get began on 007’s subsequent journey.”
Jassey is referring to none aside from Denis Villeneuve, who was introduced in June as the following director to tackle the franchise — which already has 25 official releases in its canon. Villeneuve could have the distinctive place of being the primary steward to not be collaborating with the Broccoli household, which has overseen each Bond film since “Dr. No” in 1962.
How precisely Amazon MGM Studios will deal with Bond has been a topic of debate — together with in a suppose piece from IndieWire’s personal Christian Blauvelt — however signing on Villeneuve, whose “Dune” sequence and “Arrival” earned a bevy of Oscar nominations, appears to point a dedication to correctly stewarding the following 007 incarnation.
In June, Villeneuve — who will begin work on “Bond 26” after he winds up “Dune: Messiah” — described himself as a serious Bond-head, releasing the assertion: “A few of my earliest movie-going reminiscences are linked to 007. I grew up watching James Bond movies with my father, ever since ‘Dr. No’ with Sean Connery. I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s sacred territory. I intend to honor the custom and open the trail for a lot of new missions to return. This can be a huge duty, but additionally, extremely thrilling for me and an enormous honor. Amy, David, and I are completely thrilled to carry him again to the display screen. Thanks to Amazon MGM Studios for his or her belief.”
Main hypothesis has proliferated on-line as to whom may tackle the long-lasting function subsequent, with most of that discourse centering across the rumored involvement of Tom Holland. “Hear, there’s hypothesis on the minute,” Holland advised Gordon Ramsay on the chef’s YouTube sequence. “We’ll maintain it to a minimal for now… we’ll get there at some point.”
Holland has taken a big break from on-screen roles so as to recharge. He has not been seen on film screens because the 2022 launch of “Uncharted,” and on TV screens because the 2023 Apple TV+ miniseries “The Crowded Room.”
“I really feel actually blessed to be at some extent in my profession the place I can take break day, reset, and are available again able to go,” he advised British GQ. “You’ll be able to’t be in each film, and you may’t do your greatest work while you’re burnt out. What I’ve learnt is that it’s essential to set boundaries – to be aware about overworking. I’ve bought a barely busy 12 months subsequent 12 months, after which I’ll most likely take a bit extra break day in 2027. We’ll see.”
Holland has a busy summer time 2026 on the best way, nevertheless, with subsequent July bringing each “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Model New Day,” which he teased on Instagram on August 2.
On July 31, IndieWire reported that “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight would pen the screenplay for “Bond 26,” which doesn’t but have a launch date or title.