With the news that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is to write the new James Bond film, Amazon is sending its strongest message yet to the cinema-going public about its plans for the series. And that plan is: we’re not giving you ingrates the slightest reason to whinge about this thing until it’s actually out.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has been set to write the new installment in the James Bond movie franchise being directed by Denis Villeneuve.