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Getty pictures- Steven Knight is confirmed as a writer for the next James Bond film directed by Denis Villeneuve
- Knight says he is “very, very excited and hopeful” after he was invited for the first time
- The long -time producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson resigned early this year
- Variety Reports The film could be released in 2028, with the main actor still unconfirmed
Steven Knight, Creator of Peaky Blinders, will write the upcoming James Bond film that Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed.
The film that will be Directed by Dunes Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and is monitored by the studio after the long -time masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson resigned in February.
Knight said to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: “It has always been on my Bucket list and it is fantastic to be invited – I can't wait to get started.
“I hope that it will be penetrating into me and that I will be able to produce something that is the same, but different and better, stronger and brave,” he added.
However, Knight has not thrown a light on which actor 007 could portray in the next film.
Getty picturesDaniel Craig resigned from the role in 2021 after playing in five Bond films, and there was a lot of speculation about who would replace it.
British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton were rumored as the leader for the part, while the name of Irish actor Paul Mescals was also thrown into the mix.
When Knight was asked about it, he said: “This is a very, very good question, and one that I cannot give you the answer.”
He did not get involved whether this was due to the fact that he does not know or should not reveal who it is or because the decision has not yet been made.
Knight is probably the best known for the letter from the BBC One Drama Peaky Blind with Cillian Murphy, which plays on the streets of the post-war One Birmingham, which ran for six series and is also made a Netflix film.
In 2004 he was nominated for Dirty Pretty with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou Oscar-nominated and created and created BBC One series in this city in 2024, which played in Coventry in the 70s and 80s, which has awarded an award of the Royal Television Society.
His other work also included Spencer with Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales, who brought her an Oscar nomination in 2021.
Getty picturesThe youngest Bond film, 2021's No Time to dying, was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Knight said about his selection process for the latest film: “I was invited to a meeting [producer] Amy Pascal didn't know what it was about and quickly discovered what it was about and became very, very excited and hopeful.
“And then a process will be followed that you carry out some meetings, discuss some ideas, and then you will find out that you have it.
“So I found out some time ago, but it was announced last night what was great.”
He agreed that it was a “high pressure” book, but said: “You just have to do what you do as well as you can.”
The latest Bond film is produced by Pascal and David Heyman as well as Hollywood Trade Publication Variety has proposed that she could be released in 2028.
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