British filmmaker Danny Boyle has been confirmed as the director of the 25th James Bond movie. Shooting is scheduled to begin in December of this year for a 25 October 2019 and in the US just two weeks later. Daniel Craig will return as 007 for a fifth time. More on the exciting James Bond 25 news below.
Daniel Craig will return as James Bond in the official 25th movie
James Bond 25 news! Danny Boyle confirmed to direct – Daniel Craig to officially return
“We are delighted to announce that the exceptionally talented Danny Boyle will be directing Daniel Craig in his fifth outing as James Bond in the 25th instalment of the franchise,” said EON Productions’ Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli in a statement.
“We will begin shooting Bond 25 at Pinewood Studios in December with our partners at MGM and are thrilled that Universal will be our international distributor.”
Universal are the new addition here, the studio taking over from Sony Pictures who have handled distribution rights in UK in the past.
Frequent Boyle collaborator John Hodge is writing the screenplay for the film. The news was confirmed on the official 007 James Bond Facebook page on Friday morning.
MGM’s chairman Kevin Ulrich said in statement: “Under the leadership of Michael and Barbara, we couldn’t be more thrilled than to bring the next 007 adventure to the big screen uniting the incomparable Daniel Craig with the extraordinary vision of Danny Boyle.”
MGM films president Jonathan Glickman added: “It has been 16 years since Die Another Day was distributed by MGM and it’s incredibly gratifying to be releasing this film alongside the powerhouse team at Universal.”
Boyle will start work on the next Bond film just as soon as he’s finished up on the Richard Curtis-scripted musical that he’s in the middle of shooting.
More James Bond 25 news as it comes in.
