Villeneuve said, "Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. 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,

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will helm the first 007 movie produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film Villeneuve directed the Oscar-nominated Dune franchise Casting announcements for the titular role are yet to be made The name's Villeneuve.

For a moment, it seemed like James Bond had become the enemy of the people. I’m February, Amazon MGM Studios announced it had acquired the character's rights from the Broccoli family of producers, who had overseen the superspy for most the hero's cinematic lifespan.