Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve playfully teased the identification of the actor who will take over from Daniel Craig as James Bond throughout his acceptance speech on the LACMA Artwork Movie Gala. Villeneuve was honoured alongside artist Vija Celmins on the fifteenth version of the gala, held in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Denis Villeneuve teases the subsequent James Bond
The director joked that he would announce the subsequent 007 with the “blessing” of his new companions at Amazon, earlier than abruptly stopping himself. “To precise my gratitude with the blessing of my new pals at Amazon, I’ll disclose to you tonight who would be the subsequent James Bond,” Villeneuve started. “The actor who will play the subsequent James Bond is…… and I’ll cease proper now as a result of Amy Pascal is about to have a coronary heart assault. Thanks very a lot,” he mentioned.
Earlier within the night, throughout an interplay with Selection, the Dune director politely declined to touch upon the casting, saying he was having fun with the seek for the subsequent James Bond. “I mustn’t remark proper now as a result of each phrase I’ll say goes to be scrutinized,” Villeneuve mentioned. “I might simply say that I am having a good time,” he added.
Who’s the subsequent James Bond?
The casting for the subsequent 007 has generated appreciable hypothesis, with actors Callum Turner, Josh O’Connor and Jack Lowden amongst these reportedly linked to play the long-lasting spy. Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult are additionally mentioned to be within the combine and have screen-tested for the coveted position.
The upcoming movie would be the first instalment within the franchise since Daniel Craig’s remaining look because the spy in 2021’s No Time to Die.
Steven Knight, identified for the tv sequence Peaky Blinders, is about to write down the screenplay, with Amy Pascal and David Heyman producing. Villeneuve was introduced because the director of the subsequent James Bond movie in June 2025. Identified for movies reminiscent of Dune, Arrival, and Blade Runner 2049, he has beforehand described himself as a lifelong Bond fan.
Villeneuve’s upcoming mission contains the much-awaited Dune: Half Three, which is slated for launch on December 18.