The director came first, and now he is the screenwriter. MGM has just announced that Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky BlindersWas hired to write James Bond’s next film, which will be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
The recruitment of News of Knight was reported for the first time by Deadline before being confirmed by the official account 007. According to the trade, since the hiring of Villeneuve, producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman (who pass the franchise) focused on the search for the good writer. Several people met on the project, and Knight was their choice, but he had to be approved by Villeneuve. The pair met last week, just as Villeneuve got to work Dune: third part, And he gave the seal of approval.
If Steven Knight seems familiar, there are several reasons. Of course, the most important thing is that he created the massive period gangster show, Peaky Blinders, Which could speak a bit about the way he would manage a spy film like Bond. On the film’s side, he made prestigious scripts mainly for films such as Oriental promises, the hundred feet, allied, Spencer, And Maria. He also wrote and directed SerenityBut not the science fiction film Joss Whedon. He made the infamous with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. They were therefore not all winners.
Knight was also one of the many writers who took a crack at Rey-Centric of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Star Wars movie. So he flirted with large franchises before, but really gets a big one here. Oh, and did not confuse him with Steven Deknight, who made Spartacus And Netflix Daredevil. Different guys.
So what is the next step for this film? Well, with Villeneuve doing DuneKnight will operate on the script with understanding that, once the director is starting to finish a film, the script will be in solid shape so that he can move to this film. This means throwing for the main character, which is clearly the most exciting thing in this whole process, would only be next year.
Denis Villeneuve runs a scenario of James Bond by Steven Knight, produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Not bad programming, and things are just beginning. What do you think?
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