Denis Villeneuve’s James Bond Film Will Be Written By Peaky Blinders’ Stephen Knight

From Birmingham To 007

Over on Variety, it’s just been confirmed that Villeneuve’s James Bond film will be written by Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight. Here’s a few early details…

“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight has been hired to pen the script for Denis Villeneuve‘s upcoming James Bond movie at Amazon MGM Studios.

Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing the new 007 movie, via Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films, respectively. Tanya Lapointe will executive produce.

Knight is best known as the creator, executive producer and writer of the hit BAFTA-winning gangster drama series “Peaky Blinders,” starring Cillian Murphy. The British screenwriter, producer and director’s TV resume also includes such acclaimed shows as “See” (Apple TV+), “SAS Rogue Heroes” (BBC), “A Thousand Blows” (Disney+), “This Town” (BBC), “The Veil” (FX) and “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix). He also co-created the international game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”

Knight’s first produced film, “Dirty Pretty Things,” directed by Stephen Frears, won four BIFAs, the 2005 Humanitas Prize for Film and earned an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay, among other honors. Knight also wrote the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films “Eastern Promises” and “Spencer,” as well as three films that he also directed: “Hummingbird,” “Locke” and “Serenity.” Upcoming projects include the hotly anticipated “Peaky Blinders” feature film for Netflix and the historical drama series “House of Guinness,” which will also debut on the streamer.