How exactly Amazon MGM Studios will handle Bond has been a subject of debate - including in a think piece from IndieWire's own Christian Blauvelt - but signing on Villeneuve, whose "Dune" series and "Arrival" earned a bevy of Oscar nominations, seems to indicate a commitment to properly stewarding the next 007 incarnation.

EXCLUSIVE: After setting Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios has a writer in its sights to pen the next installment in the 007 franchise. Sources tell Deadline that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has been set to write the pic.

Amazon MGM Studios confirmed on Thursday that Peaky Blinders mastermind Knight will be taking on the script for Denis Villeneuve ‘s 007 film. Knight, also the writer of Netflix’s House of Guinness, Disney’s A Thousand Blows and 2024’s Angelina Jolie-starring Maria, spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast on Friday to talk more.