# The Bond script is done, says Steven Knight

> Everyone is arguing about the next 007. The script nobody was talking about is already written.
- Title: The Bond script is done, says Steven Knight · Variety
- Summary: Everyone is arguing about the next 007. The script nobody was talking about is already written. The next Bond film has a finished first draft, so the casting…
- Keywords: james bond, steven knight, screenwriting, film, casting, entertainment, culture, Bond, script, done, Steven, Knight
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-bond-movie-first-draft-script-done-steven-knight-1236858810
- Author: Alex Ritman
- Published: 2026-09-11T16:42:53+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: james bond, steven knight, screenwriting, film, casting, entertainment, culture
## Bond news has one obsession
Nearly all the noise around the next 007 is about who replaces Daniel Craig, with many expecting an announcement any day now.
## The script got forgotten
While the casting frenzy ran, the thing that actually determines whether the film works, the screenplay, went largely unmentioned.

> the matter of the all-important script has largely been ignored
## Steven Knight says it is done
The writer behind Peaky Blinders confirmed the first draft of the new Bond script is complete.
## A very Bond confirmation
Asked on U.K. radio by Zoe Ball whether he had finished the draft, Knight gave an answer that said everything without saying much.

> I'm nodding silently.
## What a first draft means
A completed draft gives the production something concrete to build around, and gives any incoming actor a part to read rather than a rumour.
## Casting is the next shoe
With pages on the table, attention swings back to the announcement fans keep predicting is imminent.
## Key takeaway

The next Bond film has a finished first draft, so the casting hunt is no longer the only thing moving.