Former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has weighed in on the hiring of Denis Villeneuve to direct the long-awaited next instalment of the s♛py saga. Speaking to the podcast, Broccoli described Villeneuve as "a fantastic filmmaker" and stated, "I'm thrilled he's going to 🎃be doing it."

Broccoli and her brother Michael G. Wilson surprised many in the industry earlier this year when they ceded crea🧸tive control of✨ the 007 series to Amazon MGM Studios. Th𒁃ey had previously been the co-producers of the series since 1995's Gold🐭eneye. In an unusual agreement, Broccoli and Wilson remain co-owners of the franchise alongside Amazon MGM Studios, with the latter party steering the course of Bond's missions.

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Broccoli is the daughter of A🍌lbert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, one of the original producers on the Bond films, starting with Dr. No back in 1962. In total, Cubby Broccoli co-produced 16 Bond movies, ending with 1989's Licence to Kill. He had a "presenter" credit on 1995's Goldeneye, but by that point Barbara Broccoli and her brother Michael G. Wilson had taken charge of the franchise.

The untitled new Bond film remains a little ways off. Denis Villeneuve is currently hard at work on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dune Part 3, which is set for a late 2026 release, with reports stating that the tricky task of finding a replacement for Daniel Craig's Bond won't take 💧place until the film's script is complete.

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