This is per sources quoted by Variety, who claim that the stars had finally aligned some time around the aftermath of the 2020 action epic, when Nolan was picking his next project to pursue. It was reported back at the time that Nolan was having meetings with Broccoli and Wilson,

Now that a new James Bond is almost certainly coming our way via Amazon, we ranked all 27 films from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Several non-James Bond spy movies deliver edge-of-your-seat suspense with sophisticated storytelling, from North by Northwest to Mission: Impossible.