This James Bond Update Is Exciting News For Peaky Blinders Fans
Five weeks after it was revealed that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be directing the much-anticipated next instalment in the Bond series, we now know who will be writing the script.
And it's exciting news for Peaky Blinders fans.
On Thursday evening, it was confirmed that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will serve as screenwriter on the much-hyped 26th instalment in the iconic spy thriller saga.
While best known as the creator of the Bafta-winning BBC series (and its upcoming spin-off movie, which is expected to premiere on Netflix later this year), Steven is also known for his Charles Dickens adaptations A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations, as well as the recent Stephen Graham drama A Thousand Blows.
Interestingly, he's also the co-creator of the TV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and penned the Pablo Larraín movies Spencer and Maria.
The James Bond franchise recently underwent some major behind-the-scenes changes, with Amazon MGM taking full creative control of the brand, following the departure of long-time producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, who had been in charge of Bond since the mid-1990s.
A host of British and international stars have been rumoured to be taking over the coveted lead role of James Bond in the last few years, with frontrunners including Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Pierre, while another recent report in Variety claimed that Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson were all in contention, too.
It's now been almost four years since the last Bond film, No Time To Die, hit cinemas (and even longer since it was shot, after the film's release was repeatedly knocked back due to the Covid pandemic).
Unfortunately, we could still be in for a long wait for the 007 revival, as Denis Villeneuve is currently about to begin work on the third instalment in his Dune saga.
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