Sam Mendes directed two James Bond movies, “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015), and he doubts he’ll return to the 007 franchise to helm a third entry. Speaking to Inverse to promote his new HBO series “The Franchise,

Skyfall' and 'Spectre' helmer Sam Mendes explained why the James Bond producers and studio Amazon/MGM want directors who they can control.

Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli reportedly paused production to enable him to return for Spectre. The Hamnet director is the first person since legendary Bond director John Glen to be at the helm of two consecutive 007 films.

Riding high off his satirical send-up of superhero cinema, The Franchise, director Sam Mendes tells Inverse that he doesn’t anticipate another chance at James Bond. Mendes, who directed a series high ( Skyfall) and a series snooze ( Spectre ),

Sam Mendes doubts he will director another James Bond movie after helming 2012’s Skyfall and 2015’s Spectre. In HBO’s The Franchise, the filmmaker spoofs the process of making big-budget franchises and,

Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes doesn't expect he'll helm another James Bond movie, and his reasons for thinking that are quite sound.