28 June 2025, 10:44

By William Mata

It was not the James Bond news we were hoping for. There was no announcement of a new film, nor an answer to the decade-plus old question of which actor will next don the tuxedo.

But Thursday’s announcement that Denis Villeveuve will direct the next film is perhaps the news that fans need. The Canadian film maker comes aboard with a stellar CV having made a hit of the famously-tricky-to-get-right Dune series and drew a critical lauding for Blade Runner 2049, a huge achievement considering the sanctity with which fans regard the Ridley Scott original.

For die-hards, news of Villeveuve’s appointment was probably met with nothing more than a sigh of relief.

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