I did Blade Runner, one of my conditions was that I would have time to do Arrival first.
MGM may have had no luck with Villeneuve, but the possibility of a Christopher Nolan directed Bond 25 remains tantalisingly still on the cards.
“I said to Barbara [Broccoli], I would love to work with you and with Daniel, but I’m engaged [Laughs],” he told Screen Crush.
Between Sicario, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, Villeneuve has established an impactful style that would perfectly suit a Bond movie, and he’s revealed that he was indeed approached about replacing the departing Sam Mendes on the next instalment.