James Bond Writers Reportedly Have ‘Creative Headache’ Over New 007 Movie

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Sources say the team making the next James Bond film for Amazon MGM Studios is facing a major challenge.

Amazon MGM Studios has chosen Dune director Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond film, taking the creative reins from Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. While no actors have been cast yet – Villeneuve is still finishing Dune: Part Three – Steven Knight, known for Peaky Blinders, is writing the screenplay.

Why are the James Bond writers reportedly struggling with the new 007 movie?

Although the plot of the next James Bond film is still unknown, sources at Radar Online say filmmakers are facing a major creative challenge. This is because Daniel Craig’s Bond character was definitively killed off at the end of the 2021 movie, No Time to Die.

Everyone assumed Daniel Craig wouldn’t be back as James Bond after his last film, No Time to Die. But apparently, deciding where to take the character next has proven difficult.

According to someone involved with the film’s production, the writers are struggling with a major plot problem. James Bond was shown being completely destroyed on screen, rather than simply disappearing or faking his death. This has created a difficult situation, as the character is traditionally seen as invincible. Now, they’re finding it incredibly challenging to come up with a convincing way to bring him back.

Right now, this is just speculation, so it’s best not to take it as confirmed. It’s possible Amazon MGM Studios might find a way to connect to the ending of the last James Bond film, No Time to Die. However, it’s more likely they’ll simply recast the role with a new actor, as fans have come to expect with this series – and avoid dealing with past storylines.

However, Anthony Horowitz, the author of three James Bond novels, recently shared with Radio Times in September that he thinks it was a mistake to kill Bond in the film No Time to Die.

He questioned how the filmmakers could move forward after Bond’s apparent death in the previous film, noting the explosive and definitive way he was killed. He believes killing Bond was a mistake, arguing that the character is a timeless icon who transcends any single film. He admitted that if tasked with writing a new script, he wouldn’t know where to begin, emphasizing that a simple ‘it was all a dream’ scenario wouldn’t work.

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2025-11-12 23:57