Amazon MGM Studios has officially tapped Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve, who is best known for Blade Runner 2049 and Dune, to direct the 26th James Bond film. Villeneuve, 57, described the role as “a massive responsibility,

In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years. The next entry, and first since Daniel Craig's dramatic exit, may test that — but things are speeding up.

The "Dune" and "Arrival" filmmaker said in a statement that some of his "earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007."Denis Villeneuve is going from the deserts of Arrakis to the world of Aston Martin DB5s and martinis — shaken,