John Wick: Chapter 2 Director Would Love to Direct a Bond Movie

After turning in two box office shattering Bond films, 2012’s Skyfall ($1.1B) and 2015’s Spectre ($880M), director Sam Mendes let it be known that he would not return to helm the 25th installment in the British super-spy film series. Daniel Craig is expected to return, seeing as though he is under contract for one for at least one more and — based on his most recent comments — seems reluctant to move on from the lucrative action-packed franchise. So, who will direct him?

Well, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli could choose Chad Stahelski, one of the hottest directors in Hollywood at the moment. He co-directed the sleeper-hit John Wick (2014), with David Leitch, and flew solo for its recently-released sequel, John Wick: Chapter 2. Plus, he wouldn’t need much convincing to sign on.

“I’m interested in projects where you can world create. To jump back into somebody else’s world where it’s already been around for so long would be scary,” Stahelski told MovieWeb. “But if there was one property, that wouldn’t be a bad one to try and invest yourself. Especially because of the ebb and flow of the Bond universe right now, I think the timing is good for a slight reinvention with a different perspective shift. Bond has gone from completely serious to totally cheeky to really fun again, to emotional, to serious, to internal, to external. I would love to give the pitch and if they got my wacky version of it, and it fit, yeah. That’s almost a dream too big.”

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John Wick: Chapter 2 is directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane. It’s now playing at your local theater!