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 call (which highlighted his firm’s better-than-expected Q3 incomes) that “James Bond is within the arms of one among 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 subsequent director to tackle the franchise — which already has 25 official releases in its canon. Villeneuve may 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 assume piece from IndieWire’s personal Christian Blauvelt — however signing on Villeneuve, whose “Dune” collection and “Arrival” earned a bevy of Oscar nominations, appears to point out a dedication to correctly stewarding the subsequent 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 come. It is a large duty, but additionally, extremely thrilling for me and an enormous honor. Amy, David, and I are completely thrilled to convey 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. “Pay attention, there’s hypothesis on the minute,” Holland advised Gordon Ramsay on the chef’s YouTube series. “We’ll hold it to a minimal for now… we’ll get there sooner or later.”
Holland has taken a major 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 a degree in my profession the place I can take break day, reset, and are available again prepared to go,” he advised British GQ. “You may’t be in each film, and you may’t do your finest work if you’re burnt out. What I’ve learnt is that it’s essential to set boundaries – to be conscious about overworking. I’ve acquired 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 season 2026 on the best way, nonetheless, 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.
