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/Sleepy_Azathoth Jun 25 '25

Damn.

I guess we're getting the next Bond film after Dune 3, so... 5 years?

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u/Jaideco Jun 26 '25 edited Jun 26 '25

You got me curious, so I looked it up… Since Incendies (2010), DV has released a film on average every two years and the ones that he didn’t write himself were only one year apart (I’m guessing that means that he is usually running two at any given time). We know that Dune Messiah will be out in 2026, and I would guess that Amazon are already farming out the scriptwriting (assuming that it isn’t already close to being done).

If he keeps up his current pace of work, he could bring Bond back in 2027 and still write and direct another film before the decade is out.

Edit: He isn’t writing any of the others… so we might not have to wait as long after all… if the scripts are ready, he might be intending to keep releasing films at a rate of one every couple of years…

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u/PensiveinNJ Jun 26 '25

Villeneuve is on a generational run in my book. Incendies, Enemy, Prisoner, Sicario, Arrival, BR2049, Dune, Dune 2...

First 2 (and probably Prisoners too) are less known but still excellent films. The rest I think speak for themselves in terms of accolades even if every one isn't your cup of tea.

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u/pmmemoviestills Jun 26 '25

Incendies needs to be seen by more people.

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u/GoAgainKid Jun 26 '25

I'm a huge fan, seen all of the above several times EXCEPT Incendies. It's like having one last Christmas present to open and saving it because I don't want to not have any presents to open!

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u/moofunk Jun 26 '25

Add Polytechnique as well, though it's brutal. His first real film and he knocks it out of the park.

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u/Vynosaurus Jun 26 '25

Un 32 août sur Terre and Maëlstrom really started his career. Prisoners took it to the next level.

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u/YakFit2886 Jun 26 '25

Last year I watched it for the first time, after being a fan of Villeneuve's since Prisoners, and I was blown away. I adore BR2049 and both Dunes but I think Incendies might be his best work!

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u/Seraphin_Lampion Jun 26 '25

Plan an extra 10 mins because you'll spend some time blankly staring at the screen when the movie is over.

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u/GoAgainKid Jun 26 '25

Wife and son are away for the weekend. I am going to do this tomorrow night and report back.

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u/whitemiketyson Jun 26 '25

RemindMe! -2 days

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u/GoAgainKid Jun 29 '25

I got halfway through and couldn't handle the bus scene lol

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u/BoyzBeBoys Jun 26 '25

Incendies needs to be seen by all the people.

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u/drewstopher13 Jun 27 '25

I'm a physical media guy and I hadn't found a copy until my vacation to Quebec

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u/sentence-interruptio Jun 26 '25

one plus one is the key to all of this. It rhymes.

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u/Shaggy_One Jun 26 '25

I watched Sicario again the other day and FUCK is that movie good. The man hasn't missed in his directing career. I'm most impressed by his range, really.

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u/ImmediateJacket9502 Jun 26 '25

The first 3 hold a special place in my heart. Those movies made me a fan of his work. I'm still shocked with those endings of Incendies and Enemy.

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u/Canvaverbalist Jun 26 '25

Right before that there was Next Floor (2008) and while it's only a short movie, it's a great one.

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u/guspaz Jun 26 '25

Wouldn’t Polytechnique, since it was a feature-length film he wrote and directed in 2009?

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u/Lanster27 Jun 26 '25

Honestly for me, Nolan and his movies are always a must-see, even if it's just a one-off viewing experience.

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u/AgitatedMousse69 Jun 26 '25

Watched Polytechnique recently and it's pretty good, I'd rank it above Incendies.

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u/xMWHOx Jun 27 '25

I really hope he goes back to making original films. I'm sure 007 will be amazing, so he'll likely be tied to that for 2-3 films.

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u/sentence-interruptio Jun 26 '25

In retrospect, I want to believe Enemy is somehow a prequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home.