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 has been announced as the screenwriter for the next James Bond film and fans are hoping two stars will be in the running to play Bond.

Steven Knight, the writer behind the BBC's mega-hit series Peaky Blinders, is reportedly set to write the next James Bond film. The movie has officially brought on board Blade Runner: 2049 and Sicario director Denis Villeneuve after he wraps production on Dune: Part 3.