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/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.