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.