In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years. The next entry, and first since Daniel Craig’s dramatic exit, may test that — but things are speeding up.

The 2015 arrival of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Daniel Craig's James Bond movies was controversial, and they could have done without the SPECTRE boss.

With 007 now owned by Amazon MGM, the series risks falling into oblivion, but the director of "Dune" might have what it takes to restore Bond's magic.