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Denis Villeneuve has responded to rumor about him potentially helmingJames Bond 25- and he did n’t decree it out . The film maker ’s next projection isBlade Runner 2049 , and early Holy Writ on the belated sequel is that it deal the nigh - out of the question project of living up to the iconic original flick .
Villeneuve is currently revel a creative blistering run , having directed such acclaimed motion-picture show asPrisoners , Enemy , SicarioandArrivalover the retiring few class . He ’s got a groovy optic for visuals as well as a knack for drawing bang-up functioning from his histrion , which has naturally made him much look for after for other in - development films . Rumor has it Daniel Craig is very eager to lureVilleneuve onboard for the currently - untitledBond 25 , but it seemed that the director may be too interfering with other projects at the moment .
When Villeneuve speak toTime Out , he trip the light fantastic around affirm that he ’s in talk forBond 25at the same time that he expressed stake in the project . To be exact , when asked about the next James Bond film , he sound out : “ I can not talk about that . But let ’s say that for me to do a alliance movie would be a inscrutable , deep pleasure . ” The mind he “ can not babble ” about the film may show that he ’s at least had a discourse with the movie ’s producers , even though the theatre director ’s slating seems to be full for the contiguous future tense .
It was account just last week Villeneuve is also in talks to direct the biopicCleopatrafor Sony ; a project that James Cameron , David Fincher and Paul Greengrass were all previously attached to . The director is also specify to helm a new film adaptation of the classic sci - fi novelDune , which he ’s described as being his dream project . He mouth about theDunemovie back in February , and mentioned how personal the material is to him :
And since I was 12 years erstwhile there was a book I read , which is ‘ Dune , ’ which is my favorite book , with ‘ 1984 . ’ After ‘ Prisoners , ’ the producer of Alcon ask me what I would wish to do next . I said , ‘ Dune , ’ ad lib , that if anyone could get me the rights for ‘ Dune ’ — and I know it was very unmanageable to get those rights . For me it was just a dream , and I estimate I ’m lucky that Mary Parent from Legendary got the rights and offered it to me . I ca n’t say no to that . I have images that I am haunted by for 35 class . I will not say no to that . That ’s run to be the project of my life . ”
There ’s also a chance the director may pick out to take some time out since he ’s directed back to back movies for the retiring five year . Given the bombilation surroundingBlade Runner 2049 , it ’s likely that Villeneuve will have no shortage of possible projects for the foreseeable future - and if that leaning of possible directorial efforts includesJames Bond 25 , then you wo n’t hear us plain about it .
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Source : NME
