What’s more, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 helmer Denis Villeneuve has also confirmed that he had conversations with the Bond team about taking on the next movie. But also, that he turned the job down. “I said to Barbara [Broccoli], I would love to work with you and with Daniel, but I’m engaged,” he laughed. “I will love to do it, honestly. I’m a spoiled filmmaker right now. I think Daniel Craig is a fantastic actor and I would like to, but several months ago I came into do Dune and I engaged myself. I committed myself and I’m someone that doesn’t step back.” It’s not the first time he’s had a scheduling clash, either. “I remember I committed to do Enemy, they came with Prisoners I said, I need to do Enemy first, and I had to break to bend the schedule. I did the same with Arrival and Blade Runner. I did Blade Runner, one of my conditions was that I would have time to do Arrival first. Once I commit, I commit”. Filming is set to begin on James Bond 25 in the back end of this year.
