Amazon can already hear the tribes of John Barry’s iconic theme in combination with the gun Barrel shot – the one that Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosen and Daniel Craig have all inclined their figures. CEO Andy Jassey said on a July 31 Call (who highlighted the company’s better than expected quarter for the third quarter) that “it”James Bond Is in the hands of one of today’s biggest filmmakers, “and adds,” we can’t wait to get started with 007 next adventure. “
Jassey refers to none other than Denis Villeneuvethat was announced in June as the next director to take on the franchise – which already has 25 official emissions into their cannon. Villeneuve will have the unique position to be the first trustee who does not collaborate with the Broccoli family, who has monitored every Bond film since “Dr. No” in 1962.
How accurate Amazon MGM Studios will deal with Bond has been the subject of debate – including in a Think From IndieWire’s own Christian Blauveelt -but signing on Villeneuve, whose “Dune” series and “arrival” received a lot of Oscar nominations, seems to indicate a commitment to proper management of the next 007 incarnation.
In June, Villeneuve – who will start working with “Bond 26” after he quit up “Dune: Messiah” -The record himself as a large peasant head and released the statement: “Some of my earliest movie measures are linked to 007. I grew up and watched James Bond films with my father, ever since ‘Dr. No’ with Sean Conney. I am a die-Hard-fan. For me, he is a Holy territory. Also, but also, I am an incredible, for me. Amy, David and I am absolutely happy to bring him back to the screen.
Large speculation has spread online about who can take on the iconic role thereafter, with most of the discourse centering around the rumored commitment of Tom Holland. “Listen, there is speculation right now,” Holland told Gordon Ramsay at the chef Youtube series. “We will keep it to a minimum for now … We’ll be there one day.”
Holland has taken a significant interruption from roles on the screen to charge. He has not seen on movie screens since 2022 released “Uncharted” and on TV screens since Apple TV+ Miniseries 2023 “The crowded room.”
“I feel really blessed to be at a point in my career where I can take time off, restore and get back ready to go,” he told British GQ. “You can’t be in every movie, and you can’t do your best work when you are burnt out. What I have learned is that it is important to set boundaries – to be aware of overworking. I have a little busy year next year, and then I probably take a little more free time 2027. We’ll see.”
Holland has a hectic summer 2026 on the road, but with next July to get both “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, which he teased on Instagram on August 2.
On July 31, IndieWire reported that “Peaky Blinders” creators Steven Knight Should pencil script for “Bond 26”, which does not yet have a release date or title.
