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 Bond franchise has been facing uncertainty and upheaval ever since Daniel Craig holstered his Walther PPK three years ago, but today the prospects got much brighter with the first definitive piece of news about the next film in the series: Denis Villeneuve will be directing.