Найруулагч дараагийн Жеймс Бондын дүрд тоглох жүжигчнийг сонгох ажилд ахиц гаргаж буйгаа хэлжээ.
Вильнёв GQ сэтгүүлд өгсөн ярилцлагадаа сонгон шалгаруулалтыг “хурдаа нэмэн” явуулж байгаагаа хэлсэн ч шинэ 007-гийн нэрийг зарлаагүй байна. Тэрээр олон хүний хайртай франчайзын өмнө хүлээх хариуцлагаа ухамсарлаж буйгаа дурдаад, “алдаа гаргаж болохгүй, өөр сонголт байхгүй” гэжээ.
Дэниел Крэйгийн дараа дүрийг бүтээх жүжигчнээр Каллум Тёрнер, Жек Лоуден, Жош О’Коннор нарыг нэрлэсэн мэдээлэл гарсан ч энэ нь батлагдаагүй. Мөн өнгөрсөн долоо хоногт Роберт Паттинсон, Николас Холт нар дүрийн шалгаруулалтад орсон гэх мэдээлэл нийтлэгджээ.
Вильнёв өнгөрсөн сард Empire сэтгүүлд өгсөн ярилцлагадаа Dune-ий ертөнцөөс өөр төсөл рүү шилжихэд хүчтэй түлхэц хэрэгтэй байсан бөгөөд дараагийн Бондын кино тийм боломж болсон гэж ярьсан. Тэрээр уг киноны найруулагчаар 2025 оны зургаадугаар сард зарлагдсан бол продюсер Эми Паскаль шинэ Бондын нэрийг 2026 оны эцэс гэхэд зарлана гэж өмнө нь мэдэгджээ.
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Denis Villeneuve has offered a rare comment on the hunt for the next James Bond, promising fans that he is “pushing the gas” on the casting process.
The filmmaker, 59, is taking the reins of the next 007 movie, but is apparently still looking for the actor who will take on the coveted role.
Speculation as to who could succeed Daniel Craig in the iconic role is at fever pitch, with rumours suggesting that the shortlist has been narrowed down to three hopefuls: Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor.
However, in the past week, it was also reported that actors Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult, who have starred in DC Studios blockbusters as Batman and Lex Luthor, respectively, have both auditioned.
Asked for an update by GQ Magazine in its Men of the Year issue, Villeneuve said he was very aware of the pressure of taking on such a beloved franchise, joking he has “the target of the sniper” on his chest.
“We cannot f*** it up. We do not have the choice,” he said.
Villeneuve has spent much of the decade so far working on his critically adored Dune trilogy, with Dune: Part Three starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Pattinson and Javier Bardem due for release later this month.
Last month, he said he needed “a very powerful rocket” to pull him away from the world of Dune, which had turned out to be Bond.
“I said, ‘Maybe it’s a good idea to go back to this project, not out of nostalgia, not because I miss it, but the opposite – I’m tired of it.’ I want to make sure that I will be severe with the material. That I will not be complacent,” Villeneuve told Empire magazine.
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“I thought, ‘When it’s done, I need a very powerful rocket to pull me away from Arrakis.’ When I was asked to do the next Bond, I said, ‘OK, this is what I need.’”
Villeneuve was announced as the director of the next Bond film by Amazon MGM Studios in June 2025. In the official announcement, he recalled watching Bond films with his father, beginning with Dr No, the 1962 film starring Sean Connery.
“I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s sacred territory,” he said. “I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come.”
In an appearance at the LACMA Art and Film Gala in Los Angeles, Villeneuve was honoured for his contribution to cinema, where he joked about his latest project in his speech.
“To express my gratitude with the blessing of my new friends at Amazon, I will reveal to you tonight who will be the next James Bond,” he teased.
“The new James Bond is … and I will stop right now because [James Bond producer] Amy Pascal is about to have a heart attack. Thank you very much.”
Villeneuve was also asked about the new Bond film while on the red carpet at the event, but declined to be drawn on the subject, telling Variety: “I should not comment right now because every word I’m going to say is going to be scrutinised.”
He added: “I would just say that I’m having a great time.”
Bond producer Amy Pascal has previously insisted the new 007 will be revealed to film fans by the end of 2026.
She told Deadline: “I would say the end of the year is a good bet. We are being really, really methodical.”
