Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar nominated French-Canadian filmmaker, will direct the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has announced.
In a statement released by the studio, Villeneuve says he is a “die-hard James Bond fan” and intends to “honor the tradition” of the franchise.
Speculation has been swirling over the future of the 007 films after long-time Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stepped down from their roles in February.
Villeneuve will also serve as executive producer of the new film and has received global acclaim for his recent take on the Dune franchise, along with hits such as Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival.
Amazon did not release details on the next actor to play James Bond in the announcement.
Villeneuve acknowledged the “massive responsibility” of helming the new film and expressed his excitement at the challenge.
“I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr No with Sean Connery. I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s sacred territory,” he said.
“I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come.”
He added that he and fellow producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are “thrilled to bring him [Bond] back to the screen”.
Head of Amazon MGM Studios Mike Hopkins hailed Villeneuve as a “cinematic master” and praised his ability to deliver “immersive storytelling” for global audiences.
“James Bond is in the hands of one of today’s greatest filmmakers and we cannot wait to get started on 007’s next adventure,” he said.
Pascal and Heyman added it was always Villeneuve’s dream to make a Bond film and “we are lucky to be in the hands of this extraordinary filmmaker”.
It’s still unclear when the next Bond film will be released as the search for the next actor to play the titular spy continues.
British actors Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton have been rumoured as frontrunners, while Irish actor Paul Mescal’s name has also been thrown into the mix.
Villeneuve gained prominence with a series of critical successes including Sicario, Prisoners and Incendies.
His 2016 science fiction thriller Arrival earned him his first Oscar nomination for directing.
Most recently, blockbusters Dune and Dune: Part Two grossed a combined total of more than $1bn (£730m) worldwide, with both films nominated for Best Picture Oscars in their respective years.
Villeneuve is expected to start shooting Dune Messiah, the third movie of the Dune franchise, later this year with a potential release date in 2026. So, Denis Villeneuve to direct next 007 film. Please, visit our Website Homepage and Facebook page for latest news update.
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats against me, my unborn child, my family, and my staff,” which she claims “erupted” following a news report about her ectopic pregnancy.
The Wall Street Journal published an article on Sunday where Cammack shared the challenges she faced getting treatment for a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in May 2024. Doctors estimated at the time that she was just five weeks pregnant, but there was no heartbeat. She said medical staff had initially resisted treating her because they were worried about violating Florida’s near-total abortion ban, which had recently taken effect.
She is pregnant again and is due in the summer.
Since the article was published, Cammack said in a Wednesday post on X, “We’ve received thousands of hate-filled messages and dozens of credible threats from pro-abortion activists, which law enforcement is actively investigating. In light of recent violence against elected officials, these threats are taken very seriously.”
Florida’s six-week abortion ban is among one of the most restrictive in the country and effectively amounts to a complete ban. Six weeks gestation is before many women know they are pregnant, and the state requires two in-person visits with the abortion provider 24 hours apart.
The law does not ban procedures for ectopic pregnancies, but its wording made doctors hesitant, according to the Journal’s reporting. Florida regulators have since given out guidance to address “misinformation” about the state’s ban.
In November, an abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing in the state, leaving in place the ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S.
Cammack, who opposes abortion and co-chairs the House Pro-Life Caucus, supports exceptions for cases of rape and incest in the first trimester and in cases in which the mother’s life is at risk, the Journal reported.
In her Wednesday post, she clarified that she had not voted for the state’s current abortion ban.
“To those spreading misinformation: I did not vote for Florida’s heartbeat law; I serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, not the Florida Legislature,” Cammack said in her post on Wednesday.
“Let me be clear: I will not be intimidated. I won’t back down in the fight for women and families. Ensuring women have the resources and care they deserve is critical. We need real conversations about maternal healthcare in America—conversations based on truth, not fear,” she added.
CorpGov hosted a fireside chat on June 23 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Ira Gorsky, Managing Director at Edelman Smithfield. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannaroneand they discussed the importance of managing communications during a crisis and helping companies prepare for them, and more.
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About Ira Gorsky
Ira provides strategic counsel on high-stakes, event-driven situations to C-suite executives and boards of directors of leading public and private companies. Areas of focus include M&A, activism defense, ESG investing, litigation and crisis.
With deep-rooted storytelling skills Ira creates compelling corporate and investor narratives. He has extensive experience producing comprehensive business case assessments in addition to producing regulatory and financial white papers.
Prior to Edelman, Ira was a managing member at Arch Research, a consulting firm that produces deep dive securities research. The majority of his career has been spent as an event-driven investor generating actionable trade ideas.
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Deadline reports that Sony is moving forward with The Social Network Part II, a “follow-up” to David Fincher’s 2010 feature about how TheFacebook went on to become one of the most singularly influential websites in internet history and made Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire in the process. Though Fincher is not attached to the new movie, Aaron Sorkin — who wrote the first — is coming back to write and direct Part II. No production timelines or casting announcements have been made, but Sorkin will produce the project alongside Todd Black, Peter Rice, and Stuart Besser.
While much of The Social Network was based on Ben Mezrich’s The Accidental Billionaires, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Part II will draw inspiration from The Facebook Files, The Wall Street Journal’s article series that explored the myriad societal harms Facebook has caused over the years. Last year, Sorkin teased that he’d been contemplating a sequel to The Social Network that might dig into the way Facebook helped foment the rage that culminated in an attempted coup on January 6th, 2021.
It sounds like that idea has evolved a full-blown picture that Sony wants to make, and given how much more of a juggernaut Facebook has become in recent years, Sorkin’s decision to go a bigger with Part II is probably a good move.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player for the second year running, with a total guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million, according to data released by the MLS Players Association.
As in previous years, the amount reflects just the playing portion of Messi’s compensation, with the Argentina star also set to benefit from other revenue streams such as his endorsement deal with Adidas and a revenue-sharing agreement with league broadcast partner Apple.
According to Sportico, Messi stands to earn up to $150m over the life of the two-and-a-half year contract he signed with Miami and MLS back in the summer of 2023.
The salary numbers from the MLSPA are as of May 25, 2025. The union typically does two salary releases per year. Two years ago, just months before Messi’s arrival, Insigne was the league’s highest-paid player.
Miami continued to tower over the rest of the league in terms of total guaranteed compensation per team.
The Herons checked in at $46.84m which is $5m more than the league record they set at this time a year ago. The amount is also more than double that of all but two other teams. Toronto’s outlay is $34.15m followed by Atlanta United FC at $27.63m, FC Cincinnati at $23.18m, and the reigning MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy at $22.87m.
The average guaranteed compensation for the entire player pool is $649,199, up 9.22% from the spring, 2024 mark of $594,390. The median salary kept pace however, rising 10.1% from $308,750 this time a year ago to $339,876 now. All told, 131 players have a guaranteed compensation of at least $1m, compared to 115 a year ago.
MLS and the MLSPA are in the fifth year of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was agreed upon in February of 2021. The current CBA runs through the end of the 2027 season.
Here is the total guaranteed compensation per team.
Jeremiah Reveals Love Island Bombshells: Huda Red Flags, Ace Ringleader Speculation, More
The ship has officially sailed for Jeremiah Brown and Huda Mustafa.
After Jeremiah was dumped from the Love Island USA villa on the June 22 episode following the couple’s explosive breakup, he shared an emotional conversation with his ex that even ended in a hug goodbye.
But that doesn’t mean all is forgiven. In fact, Jeremiah revealed that he has no interest in ever getting back together with Huda outside of the Peacock show.
“Respectfully, no,” he exclusively told E! News. “She’s awesome and I wish her the best, but respectfully, not for me in the friendship or past that. So no, I’m good.”
As for why he isn’t open to reconciling? Jeremiah said he saw a new side to Huda when watching the footage back on TV and wishes he could tell his past self to leave her sooner.
“I got to watch some of the episodes back and I was just like, ‘Run, run, get up,'” the 25-year-old revealed. “It was just some of the things she was saying, bro.”
Watch: ‘I have grave concerns’ – Advocate weighs environmental impact of “Alligator Alcatraz”
A convoy of trucks carrying tents, construction materials and portable toilets flows into a virtually abandoned airport in Florida’s picturesque Everglades, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
But they’re not helping build the region’s next big tourist attraction.
Instead they’re laying the foundations for a new migrant detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”.
The facility, in the middle of a Miami swamp, was proposed by state lawmakers to support US President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda.
“You don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,” explains the state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, a Republican, in a video set to rock music and posted on social media.
The new detention centre is being built on the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, about 43 miles (70km) from central Miami, in the middle of the Everglades, an ecologically important subtropical wetland.
The airfield where the detention centre will be based is mainly a pilot training runway surrounded by vast swamps.
In the stifling summer heat rife with mosquitoes, we managed to advance only a few metres into the compound when, as expected, a guard in a lorry blocked our way.
We hear sounds coming from a small canal next to the compound. We wonder whether it’s fish, snakes, or the hundreds of alligators that roam the wetland.
Florida answers Trump’s call
Although the airstrip belongs to Miami-Dade County, the decision to turn it into a detention centre was made following a 2023 executive order by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, invoking emergency powers to stem the flow of undocumented migrants.
The new centre, which according to authorities will have the capacity to accommodate around 1,000 detainees and will begin operations in July or August, is quickly becoming a controversial symbol of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, DeSantis hinted that the Alligator Alcatraz being built in the middle of a swamp might not be the last.
“We’ll probably also do something similar up at Camp Blanding,” DeSantis said, referring to the former US Army training facility over 300 miles north.
He said a state official was “working on that” and would have a formal announcement “very, very quickly”.
As Trump orders immigration authorities to carry out “the single largest mass deportation programme in history”, human rights organisations say detention centres are becoming overcrowded.
According to data obtained by CBS News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a record 59,000 detainees nationwide, 140% above its capacity.
Environmental and human rights concerns
Betty Osceola, a member of the Miccosukee Native American community, lives near the site and recently took part in a protest against the facility.
She suspects that rather than being a temporary site as authorities have stated, it will operate for months or even years.
“I have serious concerns about the environmental damage,” Ms Osceola tells us while we were talking next to a canal where an alligator was swimming.
She is also concerned about the living conditions that detainees may face in the new facility.
Those concerns are echoed by environmental organisations, such as Friends of the Everglades, and by human rights organisations in the U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida told the BBC the proposed facility “is not just cruel and absurd. It underscores how our immigration system is increasingly being used to punish people rather than process them.”
Even ICE detention centres in populated areas, the ACLU said, “have well-documented histories of medical neglect, denial of legal access, and systemic mistreatment”.
BBC Mundo contacted the Florida attorney general’s office, but did not receive a response.
In the social media video, Uthmeier says the project is an “efficient” and “low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility”.
With the “Alligator Alcatraz”, he says, there will be “nowhere to go, nowhere to hide”.
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Betty Osceola is concerned about the environmental and human damage the new centre in the Everglades could cause
Facility is ‘cost-effective’, secretary says
Expanding, adapting, or building new detention centres has been one of the Trump administration’s main challenges in accelerating deportations.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement sent to the BBC that Florida will receive federal funds to establish the new detention centre.
“We are working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens,” she added.
“We will expand facilities and bed space in just days, thanks to our partnership with Florida.”
Noem says that the facility will be funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), which is responsible for disaster co-ordination.
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A truck carrying generators was seen driving into the site on Tuesday
Daniella Levine Cava, the Democratic mayor of Miami-Dade County, which owns the airstrip land, says that she has requested information from state authorities.
The mayor “clearly laid out several concerns” regarding the proposed use of the airport, namely around funding and environmental impacts, her office said in a statement to the BBC.
While immigration raids have increased in cities like Los Angeles, the operations to detain migrants seem to be so far less widespread in Miami Dade County and South Florida.
Many undocumented Latinos prefer to stay at home because they are afraid of being arrested and sent to detention centres, according to testimonies gathered by BBC Mundo.
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, who appears to have secured a win in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, said Wednesday that his platform would be successful with candidates outside of his city.
“Do you think that is a platform that would work for other candidates running in other parts of the country?” MSNBC’s Jen Psaki asked Mamdani in an interview on “The Briefing.”
“Absolutely. I think ultimately, this is a campaign about inequality, and you don’t have to live in the most expensive city in the country to have experienced that inequality, because it’s a national issue,” Mamdani responded.
“And what Americans coast to coast are looking for are people who will fight for them, not just believe in the things that resonate with their lives, but actually fight and deliver on those very things,” he added.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, shocked American political observers Tuesday as he seemed to be on the path to winning the Democratic nomination for the Big Apple’s mayoral race over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He immigrated to the U.S. from Uganda as a child and has spent most of his life in the nation’s biggest city.
If Mamdani clinches New York City’s top job, he would be its first Muslim and Asian mayor. The results will be final by July 1.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a recent interview that former Vice President Harris would be president if she had used the same campaign playbook as Mamdani.
“Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn’t just him. What he understood and understands — campaign’s not over — is that to run a brilliant campaign, you have to run a grassroots campaign,” Sanders told Politico Magazine in a piece published Wednesday.
We came across a bearish thesis on Ibotta, Inc. (IBTA) on The Bear Cave’s Substack by Edwin Dorsey. In this article, we will summarize the bears’ thesis on IBTA. Ibotta, Inc. (IBTA)’s share was trading at $46.44 as of 10th June. IBTA’s trailing and forward P/E were 24.67 and 42.37 respectively according to Yahoo Finance.
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Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA), a recently public digital couponing company with a $1.25 billion valuation, aims to “make every purchase rewarding” through its cashback app and AI-powered platform that integrates promotional offers directly into retailer loyalty programs. The company connects consumer brands with value-conscious shoppers, offering discounts on household staples like Cheetos and Brawny paper towels while helping brands drive customer acquisition.
While the core idea of combining AI with digital promotions has attracted early optimism, especially in a market increasingly sensitive to cost-saving tools, the reality post-IPO has been far more turbulent. Since its April 2024 debut, Ibotta’s stock has lost half its value amid disappointing growth results.
The Bear Cave paints a starkly negative outlook, describing Ibotta as a “broken business” plagued by deeper structural issues. The report points to widespread consumer disengagement, internal employee dissatisfaction, and tensions in partner relationships, all of which compound the risk profile. Moreover, the emergence of fraud allegations raises serious concerns about the credibility and scalability of the platform.
For skeptics, Ibotta’s challenges are not merely cyclical or IPO-related growing pains, but signs of a deteriorating business model in a highly competitive space. While some investors may still see a discounted opportunity in a digital-first couponing platform with AI ambitions, The Bear Cave argues that negative growth and fundamental weaknesses could push the stock even lower, suggesting that current valuations may not yet reflect the full extent of the downside risk.
Previously, we highlighted a bullish thesis on Ibotta (IBTA) by northeasternsvf on X.com, which emphasized the company’s capital-efficient pay-per-sale model, exclusive partnerships with Walmart and Instacart, and strong margin expansion potential through third-party integrations. The stock has depreciated by roughly 36 %, favoring The Bear Cave’s thesis, which disputes Ibotta’s bullish narrative by citing consumer disengagement, strained partnerships, and fraud concerns, undermining claims of scalability, brand strength, and operational momentum. It argues the stock’s post-IPO decline reflects deeper structural flaws, not just short-term growing pains.
Ibotta, Inc. (IBTA) is not on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 8 hedge fund portfolios held IBTA at the end of the first quarter which was 15 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of IBTA as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
Meta won a major legal ruling in an AI copyright lawsuit brought by 13 authors alleging that the company illegally trained its AI systems on their work without permission. On Wednesday, Judge Vince Chhabria ruled in Meta’s favor, saying it is “entitled to summary judgment on its fair use defense to the claim that copying these plaintiffs’ books for use as LLM training data was infringement.”
However, the judge also pointed out some weak points in the ecosystem of Big Tech’s AI efforts and Meta’s arguments defending its actions as fair use. “This ruling does not stand for the proposition that Meta’s use of copyrighted materials to train its language models is lawful,” Judge Chhabria said.
“It stands only for the proposition that these plaintiffs made the wrong arguments and failed to develop a record in support of the right one.” The ruling follows Anthropic’s major fair use victory it won from a separate federal judge yesterday, who ruled that training its models on legally purchased copies of books is fair use.
Judge Chhabria says that two of the authors’ arguments about fair use were “clear losers:” the ability for Meta’s Llama AI to reproduce snippets of text from their books and that Meta using their works to train its AI models without permission diluted their ability to license their works for training. “Llama is not capable of generating enough text from the plaintiffs’ books to matter, and the plaintiffs are not entitled to the market for licensing their works as AI training data,” the judge wrote.
The plaintiffs didn’t do enough for a “potentially winning argument” that Meta’s copying would create “a product that will likely flood the market with similar works, causing market dilution,” according to Judge Chhabria. He also discussed the Anthropic ruling, saying that Judge William Alsup brushed aside concerns about the harm generative AI could “inflict on the market for the works it gets trained on.”
