After months of speculation (names like Alfonso Cuarón, Danny Boyle and Edward Berger were all thrown around), Dune’s Denis Villeneuve has now been confirmed as 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 Villeneuve contend with new Bond bosses at Amazon eager to scatter click-to-buy links throughout action set pieces but he’s also going to introduce an entirely new 007.
