Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will write the forthcoming James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed. The movie, which will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.

"Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight told fans Friday that he "can't wait to get started" writing Denis Villeneuve's James Bond film.

Amazon MGM Studios confirmed on Thursday that Peaky Blinders mastermind Knight will be taking on the script for Denis Villeneuve ‘s 007 film, Knight, also the writer of Netflix’s House of Guinness, Disney ‘s A Thousand Blows, spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast on Friday to talk more.