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Amazon MGM’s Search for New James Bond Actor: ‘We’re Taking the Time to Do This With Care and Deep Respect’

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Amazon MGM’s Search for New James Bond Actor: ‘We’re Taking the Time to Do This With Care and Deep Respect’
Apr 15, 2026 9:16pm PT Amazon MGM’s Search for New James Bond Actor: ‘We’re Taking the Time to Do This With Care and Deep Respect’

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James Bond will return…

Well, at some point. Amazon MGM Studios gave the barest of updates on the next 007 film. The studio, which recently took over creative control of the spy franchise, has hired Denis Villeneuve to direct the next installment. Given Villeneuve’s success with the “Dune” films, the move was widely praised, as was the decision to enlist “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight to pen the script.

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