Steven Knight, the creator of the famous series Peaky BlindersTaken by Cillian Murphy, he will write the script for James Bond’s next adventures, the Amazon MGM studios announced Wednesday.
Will work together with director Denis Villeneuve (Dune), whose participation was announced in June, to bring Spy 007 on the big screen after a long absence: The Last James Bond, Dying can waitdates back to 2021.
After his acquisition of the MGM of Hollywood Studio in 2022, which included the catalog of the old James Bond films, Amazon has long fought with the resistance of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the historical producers of the saga, which retained the creative control of the character.
But finally a financial agreement was reached in February so that Amazon MGM could take the creative control of 007, and have your hands free to exploit one of the most lucrative franchises of Hollywood.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Holland or Jacob Eldi Forest to play 007
With Steven Knight, Amazon MGM chooses the brain behind the violent British Gangsters series Peaky Blindersworld success that took place in industrial England at the beginning of the 20th century.
Steven Knight also co-created the television game Who wants to win millions? and wrote four novels. The English screenwriter, producer and director is also behind other series such as Taboo, See, This city AND All the light that we cannot see.
James Bond films, based on Ian Fleming’s novels, have collectively reported more than $ 7 billion at the world box office since its inception in 1962. A launch date or title for the 26th component of the franchise has not yet been established.
Despite the crazy speculations among fans, we still do not know who will replace Daniel Craig with the most famous spy costume of His Majesty. The names of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Elordi and Kingsley Ben-Adir circulate, but Amazon MGM maintains the suspense.
Source: BFM TV
