Amazon MGM Studios Names Denis Villeneuve Director of Next James Bond Film

Amazon MGM Studios announced on May 14, 2026 that the search for the next James Bond is underway, five years after Daniel Craig retired from playing the character. ” The creative team for the next 007 film has been at work over the past several months as of May 2026. Denis Villeneuve was hired to direct the next James Bond film.

Steven Knight was hired to write it. The next James Bond film will be the 26th official film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s character. Amy Pascal is producing the next James Bond film. David Heyman is producing it alongside her.

Nina Gold is the casting director for the next James Bond actor. Nina Gold was one of the inaugural Oscar nominees for Best Casting for the film Hamnet. She has cast well over 200 films and television series.

Nina Gold's film casting credits include Conclave, 1917, Les Misérables, The Martian, and the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Her TV casting credits include Game of Thrones, Baby Reindeer, The Crown, Chernobyl, Slow Horses, and the new series version of Lord of the Flies. Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in four films from 1995 to 2002.

In the same conversation, Brosnan said: “It's a huge undertaking. ” Brosnan also said: “It's allowed me to be commercial. ” Sean Connery starred in the first five official Bond films: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967).

Sean Connery played Bond in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). George Lazenby played James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). Roger Moore starred in seven James Bond films from 1973 to 1985: Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View to a Kill.

Timothy Dalton played James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and License to Kill (1989). Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). Daniel Craig played James Bond in five films: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021).

No Time to Die was released in 2021. Daniel Craig’s character was killed off at the end of No Time to Die. Forbes reported all details of the announcement, the creative hires, the casting assignment, the historical casting records of Nina Gold, the previous actors’ tenures, and Pierce Brosnan’s August 2025 comments.