Villeneuve said, "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,

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will helm the first 007 movie produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film Villeneuve directed the Oscar-nominated Dune franchise Casting announcements for the titular role are yet to be made The name's Villeneuve.

Amazon MGM Studios announced earlier this year that it had gained creative control over the Bond franchise after a family had held those duties for more than 60 years.