The new “James Bond” film will be written by a commander of the Order of the British Empire, known for his top series

Knight is the creator, executive producer and screenwriter of the serial series Peaky Blinderswinner of BAFTA Awards, as well as other series as, including Taboo (BBC/FX), nominated at Emmy, EEA (Apple TV+), Sas Rogue Heroes (BBC), nominated to Bafta, but also A ThoTand Blows (Disney+), This Town (BBC), The Veil (FX) and All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix). The last one received several nominations, including the Golden Globes for the best limited series.

Top screenwriter for the next movie “James Bond”

Knight is also the co-creator of the international phenomenon in the world of television shows, Who wants to be a millionaire?. His first film script, Dirty Pretty Thingswas directed by Stephen Frears and opened the 2002 London Film Festival. The film won four Bifa awards, an Humanitas award and was nominated for Oscar for best original scenario, among other distinctions. He also wrote the movie scenarios Eastern promises and Spencerboth nominated to Oscar, and wrote and directed three films: Hummingbird, Lock and Serenity.

Future projects include a movie Peaky Blinderswhich has already entered production at Netflix, and the historical drama series House of Guinnessalso made for Netflix.

Apart from the screen, Knight published four novels and was also part of the creative team that made the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held in Birmingham, his hometown.

In 2020, he was distinguished with the title of commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for the services of the theater, entertainment and community in Birmingham. In 2023, the Royal Television Society granted to Knight an honorary distinction for its contribution to the television industry in the UK.

The film will be directed by Canadian Denis Villeneuve

The news of Knight's co -opponent for the future film James Bond It comes just over a month after Amazon MGM announced that the director of the next title will be the Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, who recently signed the two films Dune appeared in cinemas.

“It is a huge responsibility, but at the same time, incredibly exciting for me and a great honor. Amy, David and I are absolutely pleased to bring Bond to the big screen. Thank you Amazon Mgm Studios,” he said at the time of the announcement, referring to Amy Pascal and David Heyman.

Pascal, a former president of Sony Pictures Entertainment that produced movies as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Molly's Game and The Post, and Heyman, a British filmmaker who signed as a producer all 8 movies Harry Potter Original and then the “spin-off” franchise Fantastic beastswill be the two producers of the next feature film James Bond.

“Some of my oldest memories of walking at the cinema are related to 007. I grew up watching movies James Bond together with my father, from Dr. No. with Sean Connery. I am a bondful fan of bond. For me, he represents a sacred territory, ”said Villeneuve, quoted in the statement in which Amazon MGM made the big announcement.

Searches for next James Bond will continue

Regarding the identity of the actor who will take over the role of James Bond from Daniel Craig, the sources quoted by the Hollywood press say that we should not expect a decision too soon, as Villeneuve will focus on the completion of his third film. Duneand Knight will be dedicated to writing the script.

Amy Pascal and David Heyman will produce the movie through Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films, respectively. Tanya Lapointe will be an executive producer.

Since Amazon MGM has achieved full creative control in the franchise in February, the film studio of the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos has been meticulously looking for the team behind the camera that will supervise the development of the new movie James Bond.

Pascal and Heyman were the first co -opted in the project, and after a series of meetings with several directors, the studio chose Villeneuve to direct.