James Bond followers have been shocked when Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson relinquished inventive management of the franchise to Amazon MGM Studios. Positive, the siblings loved fairly the payday, however it was nonetheless a bombshell that they might now not be concerned within the franchise their household had overseen since its inception. Amazon wasted little time in getting the ball rolling on the following film, and shortly introduced that Denis Villeneuve would direct it.
Throughout an interview with Mark Kermode (through Deadline), Barbara Broccoli commented on Denis Villeneuve’s new gig. “He’s a unbelievable filmmaker, I’m thrilled he’s going to be doing it,” she mentioned. As Villeneuve had beforehand been talked about as a possible Bond director throughout Broccoli’s tenure, it’s no shock that she’s given him the seal of approval.
When requested if she could be “fingers on” or “eliminated” from the brand new movie, Broccoli implied that she had moved on. “You already know, I did it for 44 years and I cherished each minute of it, however I’m getting up there now and there’s a whole lot of issues I wish to do… like this lovely musical [Sing Street],” she mentioned. “I’m doing a whole lot of different issues. I’ve different films I wish to make and different stage reveals.“
Villeneuve will full work on Dune Messiah earlier than he turns his attentions to Bond, and the director is thrilled to get to take the helm of certainly one of his favorite franchises. “A few of my earliest movie-going recollections are linked to 007. I grew up watching James Bond movies with my father, ever since ‘Dr. No’ with Sean Connery. I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s sacred territory,” mentioned Villeneuve. “I intend to honor the custom and open the trail for a lot of new missions to return. This can be a large duty, but in addition, extremely thrilling for me and an enormous honor. Amy, David, and I are completely thrilled to carry him again to the display. Thanks to Amazon MGM Studios for his or her belief.“
As a lot as I like Denis Villeneuve, it’s laborious not to think about No Time to Die because the true finish of the James Bond franchise now that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are out of the image. Plus, there’s the priority that Amazon goes to damage the franchise with an excessive amount of James Bond content material, be it spinoffs, TV reveals, or one thing else.