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- Steven Night has been confirmed as a writer for the next James Bond film, directed by Dennis Villainuv
- Knight says he was “very, very excited and hope” after he was first invited to pitch ideas.
- Long -time manufacturers Barbara Brokoli and Michael Ji Wilson stepped into the beginning of this year
- Variety reports may be released in the film 2028, with the lead actor still unconfirmed.
Piki blinders producer Steven Knight will write the upcoming James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studio has confirmed.
Film, which will be Dune directed by Dennis Villainuv, Currently in development and long -serving masterminds Barbara Brokoli and Michael Ji Wilson are being looked after by the studio.
Knight told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: “It has always been in my bucket list and is fantastic to invite it – I can’t wait to start.
He said, “I am hoping that being a bond fan for so many years, it will be impused to me and I will be able to do something that is the same but different, and better, strong and boulder.”
However, Knight did not shed any light, on which the actor can portray 007 in the next film.
Daniel Craig entered the role in 2021 after acting in five bond films, and there is a lot of speculation about who will replace him.
British actors Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton have been rumored as the forefront of part, while the name of Irish actor Paul Mascal has also been thrown into the mixture.
When asked about this, Knight said: “This is a very, very good question, and one I can’t answer you.”
He did not explain whether it was because he did not know, or he is not allowed to reveal who it is, or because the decision has not been made yet.
Knight, BAFTA-Vigner BBC One Drama is certainly the most famous for writing Piki Blinders, starring Killian Murphy, set up on the streets of Birmingham after World War, which was run for six series and is also being made in a Netflix film.
He was an Oscar-namine for Dirty Preity Things in 2004, starring Chivatel AGOFur and Audrey Tutau, and wrote and created the 2024 BBC One Series set in the 70s and 80s cooventry, which won the Royal Television Society Award.
His other work also includes the 2021 Spencer, in which Kristen Stewart starred as Diana, Princess of Wales, who earned him an Oscar nomination.
The most recent Bond film was written by No Time to Die, Neel Purvis, Robert Wade, Carrie Joji Fukunaga and Foebe Waller-Berge.
Speaking about his selection process for the latest film, Knight said: “I was invited for a meeting [producer] Amy Pascal, did not know what it was about, and very quickly came to know what it was about and very, very excited and hopeful.
“And then a process is followed where you do some meetings, you discuss some ideas, and then you find that you have found.
“So I came to know some time ago but it was declared last night, which is very good.”
He agreed that it was a “high pressure” job, but said “You just do what you do, as well as you can do it.”
The latest Bond film is produced by Pascal and David Heman and Hollywood Trade Publication Variety has suggested that it can be released in 2028,
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