Denis Villeneuve May Not Start Casting His James Bond Until After 'Dune: Part Three'

Ever since Denis Villeneuve was announced as the director of the next James Bond movie, there’s been rampant speculation over just who might be stepping into the shoes left behind in Daniel Craig’s explosive departure. But a new report suggests that for all of Amazon’s quick movement once it got control of the franchise , it might be a good while longer until the search for the next 007 gets underway.

A new report by Deadline today suggests that Villeneuve won’t begin the hunt for his new Bond in earnest until next year, once production is completed on his third (and most likely final) Dune film, Dune: Part Three , which began filming this past June. Although principal photography for Part Two was around five months, an end date for Part Three remains unknown (an