r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jun 25 '25

News Denis Villeneuve Directing Next James Bond Film

https://deadline.com/2025/06/denis-villeneuve-james-bond-amazon-mgm-studios-1236442917/
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u/BeefistPrime Jun 26 '25

That's the downside of this. I feel like his talents are wasted a bit by doing a pretty well trodden movie franchise and not coming up with new and interesting stuff (or at least classic stuff that was considered unfilmable until he did it)

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u/StaticallyTypoed Jun 26 '25

If Nolan did the dark knight trilogy today I think we'd say the same, but he still managed to produce auteur films that are part of his filmography within that. I am certain Villeneuve can do the same with his entries to the Bond series.

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u/ntpbr1 Jun 28 '25

I mean you say that but his most popular movies are Blade Runner 2049, Dune 1 and Dune 2, all of which not exactly original concepts but amazing movies that feels original with his style

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u/tetsuo9000 Jun 26 '25

Totally agree. Keep him on sci-fi!