Denis Villeneuve will direct the new James Bond movie. But who will be 007?
Amazon MGM Studios released the announcement yesterday, revealing that Villeneuve, too, is also a James Bond superfan. '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, he's sacred territory,' he said in the statement.
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