Villeneuve said, "Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me,

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will helm the first 007 movie produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film Villeneuve directed the Oscar-nominated Dune franchise Casting announcements for the titular role are yet to be made The name's Villeneuve.

Amazon MGM's wishlist for whom should play James Bond in Denis Villeneuve's film includes Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland, and Harris Dickinson.