Overview

• Denis Villeneuve will direct and executive produce the 26th Bond film, the studio said on June 25.
• He will collaborate with executive producer Tanya Lapointe and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman after creative control shifted from Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson in February.
• Villeneuve remains committed to his third Dune installment this summer, which is scheduled for release in December 2026, delaying the Bond project until afterward.
• Amazon’s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM in 2022 secured distribution rights to Bond’s back catalog and paved the way for its stewardship of future installments.
• The search for the new James Bond actor is ongoing, with candidates such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumored but no official casting confirmed.