Overview

• Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders and co-creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, has officially signed on to write the screenplay for the 26th James Bond film.
• Denis Villeneuve, confirmed in June, will direct the next installment under Amazon MGM’s stewardship.
• Amazon MGM Studios secured full creative control of the Bond franchise in February 2025 following its 2022 acquisition of MGM.
• Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman joined earlier this year alongside Tanya Lapointe as executive producer to support the film’s development.
• No official title, release date or leading actor has been announced, fueling ongoing speculation that candidates could include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson.