

James Bond is now 60. The franchise which started in 1962 with Dr No is one of the most successful of all time, and one that has seen its fair share of fantastic directors bringing Ian Fleming's words to life.
Now the dust has settled on No Time To Die, we have a long wait until the next James Bond movie. For a start, the makers of Bond need to find a Daniel Craig replacement and they have said that this will take some time.
The outcome of the that eventual casting will shine a light on just where the franchise is going next. A younger Bond will mean another trip down the 'becoming Bond' road. A more seasoned actor may mean that we are thrown straight into the middle of the new James Bond's spy career.
Whatever happens, another essential part of the James Bond series is the director they choose. James Bond directors range from auteurs (Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sam Mendes) to those directors who put in a solid performance time and time again (Terence Young, Martin Campbell).
The next James Bond director, then, could fall in either camp. Here we look at 10 directors that we would love to see make a James Bond movie... of course, there are plenty more budding directors out their ready for the challenge - so if we have missed your pick, then let us know in the comment box below.
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- These are the actors we would love to see as the new James Bond.
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.