James Bond may be getting The Dark Knight treatment, as the trilogy’s director, Chris Nolan, has reportedly been approached to direct the next 007 movie.

Reports are in that Christopher Nolan has been approached to direct the next Bond film. It’s definitely in the early stages, but Nolan has been in “informal talks” with the representatives of James Bond pictures, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. After Sam Mendes, director of Skyfall, decided not to return to shoot Bond 24, the studio started going down their short list of directors to continue the franchise.

Nolan is definitely an interesting directing choice, as he’s familiar with massive franchises, but he’s also an excellent filmmaker. While he’s known mostly for his Dark Knight trilogy, his films such as Memento, The Prestige, and more recently, Inception, were incredibly well received by critics and audiences.

Chris Nolan is currently in pre-production with his latest film, Interstellar, which stars Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Matthew McConaughey. Christopher Nolan also recently wrapped as the executive producer of the latest Superman reboot, Man of Steel, which hits theaters June 14.

Skyfall fans may be curious as to why director Sam Mendes decided against directing the next Bond film, and while he was interested, he had to decline due to his prior commitments to the National Theatre. Skyfall was a massive financial and critical success, holding the #7 spot for the highest grossing films of all time with $1.1 billion worldwide.

Nolan is reportedly a fan of Daniel Craig’s work, so that may help negotiations to get him on board for Bond 24. Daniel Craig has been fairly quiet since Skyfall smashed box office records last year, but he signed on to star in two more Bond films a month before Skyfall even hit theaters last October.

Mendes revealed to DailyMail that there would be at least “a year to 18 months of pre-production preparation and then six months of filming involved in Bond 24, and the producers want to shoot the follow-up soon after.”

What do you think about Christopher Nolan possibly taking over for at least one Bond film in the 007 franchise? We’re definitely excited to see if Nolan is interested, as his last few films have been some of the highest quality films of this decade.