Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has signed on to write the next James Bond movie. The award-winning screenwriter, whose more recent TV credits include A Thousand Blows and SAS: Rogue Heroes confirmed his involvement in the new spy film, promising a "better, stronger and bolder" Bond storyline for fans.

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 is officially writing the next 007 adventure film – and he looks set to inject the iconic series with a Peaky Blinders twist! Yes, the same genius mind behind the escapades of Tommy Shelby is set to bring his trademark piercing storytelling to the spy franchise – and we've got all the details.