After months of speculation (names like Alfonso Cuarón, Danny Boyle and Edward Berger were all thrown around), Dune’s Denis Villeneuve has now beenconfirmedas the first director of the new James Bond era.
It’s not as if it’s ever been an easy job but it’s likely never been quite this hard. Not only must he contend with newBond bosses at Amazoneager to scatter click-to-buy links throughout action setpieces but he’s also going to introduce an entirely new 007.
But who will that be? Rumours have suggested names such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, Aaron Pierre, Theo James and James Norton but without any firm intel to go on, it’s anyone’s guess.
Taylor-Johnsonfueledspeculation at the recent premiere for 28 Years Later when he was asked “What are you doing next?” and he replied “I can’t talk about it” before being swiftly escorted away. Ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan alsosupportedHardy as a potential pick, saying his MobLand co-star would be “wonderful”. When James was asked about it in a Guardianinterview, he said the prospect would be “terrifying”.
We’d like to know in the comments who you think should follow Daniel Craig and why.