After filmmaker Denis Villeneuve of Dune and Blade Runner 2049 fame, boarded to helm the new film in the James Bond franchise, now Amazon MGM Studios has a writer for the upcoming flick of the 007 franchise. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is all set to pen the new James Bond film.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will write the forthcoming James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed. The movie, which will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.