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While the search for the next James Bond is underway, one of the franchise’s new producers provides an update on the spy’s reboot release timeline. Earlier this year, long-time Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson surrendered control of the Bond franchise to Amazon MGM Studios, a major shake-up for a quintessentially British fictional icon.
Rumors and news about James Bond’s return to theaters have since spread, though currently, the only thing known for certain is that Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve (a Canadian native) will helm the upcoming feature. Bond isn’t fully out of British hands, however. Acclaimed British producer David Heyman has now partnered with American producer Amy Pascal to bring Bond back to the big screen.
During an interview with Screen Daily, Heyman shared that there is currently no set production timeline for the first Bond movie in the new era, explaining that “Denis [Villeneuve] is still filming Dune [3],” while also noting that there is no set deadline for casting and revealing the next James Bond. He then continued:
“The only thing that I have control over to a degree is finding projects and working with great, talented people who I believe can have the possibility to make something extraordinary. It wasn’t always the case. When you start off, you don’t have that opportunity, you’re just trying to squeak by and pay the rent. I was that person for quite a long time, and then life changed and now I’m in a very privileged position.”
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