What's Steven Knight's Plan for James Bond?

Because it was introduced that Denis Villeneuve was connected to direct the following Bond film, individuals have been on the sting of their seats ready for a author to be introduced. Now, now we have one. Steven Knight of Peaky Blinders fame is on board to script the following installment of the luxurious British hero. The screenwriter spoke to BBC Radio 5 Reside Breakfast not too long ago and expanded on his imaginative and prescient for the character. He stated, “It has all the time been on my bucket checklist, and it’s unbelievable to be invited to do it — I can’t wait to get began.” He went on to say, “I’m hoping that, being a Bond fan for thus a few years, it is going to be imbued into me and I will produce one thing that’s the identical however totally different, and higher, stronger and bolder.”That is an enormous promise, however I might like to see what a bolder model seems like, particularly with trendy warfare and tech so deeply intertwined. I had hoped we would get a enjoyable Bond quickly, as effectively. Knight is already interested by the make-up of the character, however would not give concepts on who will play the position, saying, “That could be a very, superb query, and one I can’t provide the reply to.”How do you get a job like this one? Knight’s got here with a gathering with producer Amy Pascal. He recalled, “I in a short time found what it was about and have become very excited and hopeful”.Knight continued, “After which the method is…you do some conferences, you focus on some concepts, and then you definitely discover out you’ve bought it. I came upon some time in the past, however it was introduced final evening, which is nice.”He additionally stated that it was a “high-pressure” job, saying, “You’ve simply bought to do what you do, do it in addition to you possibly can.”This makes me very excited for the place these tales will go from right here. Who do you all assume ought to play Bond? Let me know what you assume within the feedback.