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James Bond 26 Will Be "Better, Stronger and Bolder", Says Peaky Blinders Creator
AUG 1 – Steven Knight, known for Peaky Blinders, will script Denis Villeneuve’s Bond film after Amazon MGM Studios acquired the rights, with the movie set for a 2028 release.
- On Thursday, Amazon MGM Studios confirmed that Steven Knight, 65, will write the script for Denis Villeneuve’s 007 film.
- After rights were handed over this year, Amazon assembled a new team as producer Amy Pascal invited Steven Knight to a meeting without revealing its purpose.
- Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast on Friday, Knight said `it’s fantastic to be invited to do it`, and he hopes to make a film that’s `stronger and bolder` than previous 007 films.
- Knight’s hiring marks the fourth addition to Amazon’s new Bond film, with speculation names Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson in the running.
- With a 2028 release window, the film will be the first Bond since No Time to Die and the first under Amazon
control.
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A month after the news that the 26th James Bond film of the franchise will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the Amazon film studio MGM announced that the script will be written by Steven Knight, known mainly as the author of the successful television series The Birmingham Gang.
James Bond 26 will be "better, stronger and bolder", says Peaky Blinders creator
As news on the new Amazon-led James Bond continues to feed through, the creator of Peaky Blinders has had his say on the direction the series is heading.Steven Knight, the mind behind the hugely successful drama about the Shelby family, was announced to be joining Denis Villeneuve to write the script for the upcoming film.Following the announcement, he shared his excitement for the project in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, describing it as …
The creator of the hit TV series Birmingham Gang, Steven Knight, will write the script for the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM announced on Thursday. The studio had already announced in late June that Canadian director Denis Villeneuve would direct the film.
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A day after the news broke that he had been tapped by Amazon to write the next James Bond film, “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight has told fans that he can’t wait to get started on the British spy franchise’s latest installment saying it will hopefully be a bolder take on 007. Knight opened up about his new, high-profile gig in a Friday interview with the BBC’s Radio 5 Live Breakfast. “It has always been on my bucket list and it’s fantastic…
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Up until yesterday, I was beginning to feel cautiously optimistic about the new James Bond film. After a long hiatus in which the franchise’s new owners Amazon and the previous Bond producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, seemed unable to compromise, the matter was settled. Broccoli and Wilson were paid a Jeff Bezos-sized ransom, and others took artistic control of the series. The producers – America’s Amy Pascal and Britain’s David H…
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The Independent (US)Steven Knight says next Bond film will be ‘better, stronger and bolder’
The Peaky Blinders creator will write the script for Denis Villeneuve’s film
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