007: The New James Bond Director has been Revealed

The new James Bond director has been announced.

The 25th cinematic instalment of the James Bond franchise has finally confirmed its new director. Cary Fukunaga will be filling the shoes of Daniel Craig, who confirmed he was stepping down from his role in August.

An official Tweet announced: “Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig announced today that #Bond25 will begin filming at Pinewood Studios on 4 March 2019 under the helm of director, Cary Joji Fukunaga with a worldwide release date of 14 February 2020.”

Fukunaga directed the first series of True Detective, which won huge critical acclaim. He has since directed the acclaimed Beasts of No Nation in 2015, which starred Idris Elba.

In recent years, the American director has proved his eclectic set of talents by directing blockbuster horror It, which was one of the most highly anticipated remakes of 2017. His latest project Maniac, which stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill is coming to Netflix this week.

We have high hope Fukanga’s vision of James Bond, it’s just too bad we have to wait another year and a half to see it.