S.J. Clarkson, on the other hand, has become a high profile name simply by signing on to become the first woman to direct a movie in the Star Trek franchise, which in turn could make her the first woman to direct a movie in the James Bond franchise.
According to Variety, meetings with both directors are currently being worked out, so clearly nothing is set in stone yet.
Bart Layton entered the conversation on the strength of his recent heist movie American Animals, which came out last month.
However, with the next James Bond film set to release in November of 2019, producers will need to make a directing choice soon if they want to avoid delaying production.