Finally the endless speculation as to who will direct the forthcoming instalment of 007 has concluded with Danny Boyle confirmed plans to direct Bond 25.
Last month, it was reported that the Trainspotting director was wanted by Bond producers, even though no formal offer had been made his Bond involvement was put into doubt when it was confirmed he would direct a new movie from Richard Curtis.
However, Boyle confirmed to Metro US at a screening of his new TV show Trust that he currently plans for Bond 25 to follow that big budget movie from Curtis.
"We are working on a script right now. And it all depends on that really. I am working on a Richard Curtis script at the moment. We hope to start shooting that in 6 or 7 weeks. Then Bond would be right at the end of the year. But we are working on them both right now," he explained.
Boyle is working with regular collaborator John Hodge to expand an idea they had for a 007 adventure into a script for Bond 25.
"We've got an idea, John Hodge, the screenwriter, and I have got this idea, and John is writing it at the moment. And it all depends on how it turns out. It would be foolish of me to give any of it away," he said.
Of course, just because Boyle plans to direct Bond 25, it doesn't mean he'll definitely do it. We'll have to wait until MGM confirms a director as it could be that they might not to wait until the end of this year to start.
Bond 25 is currently expected to hit cinemas on November 8, 2019 in the US, with a traditional earlier release date in the UK.
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