Overview

• Amazon MGM Studios has secured Steven Knight to write the screenplay for the 26th James Bond installment, marking the first film under its full creative control
• Denis Villeneuve is attached as director, while producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman oversee the project and Tanya Lapointe executive produces
• Script development is now underway, with casting decisions and a formal release date still to be determined
• The studio gained full creative control of the Bond franchise in a March 2025 joint venture with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
• With a 2028 premiere targeted, Amazon aims to blend the series’ traditional espionage roots with a fresh creative vision