Cary Joji Fukunaga: Everything You Need To Know About Bond 25's Director

6. He Is The First American To Direct A Bond Film

The 11 directors that have contributed films to Eon's James Bond franchise have been of a variety of nationalities including the German-born Quantum of Solace director Mark Forster and Canadian director of Tomorrow Never Dies Roger Spottiswoode.

However, perhaps surprisingly, prior to Fukunaga's appointment there had never been a US-born filmmaker at the helm of a Bond film.

Fukunaga's appointment is sure to have its detractors, with many Bond purists resenting any US influence on the iconic British series and would be deeply unhappy with anything that left the film feeling like a Mission Impossible or Bourne film instead of the quintessentially British Bond series.

However, the critical response to his 2011 adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s iconic novel Jane Eyre should reassure these fans. The film, starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, received universal acclaim upon its release with many critics noting the faithfulness to Brontë’s 1847 novel.