The official 007 Twitter account dropped a bombshell this evening when they announced that Danny Boyle was leaving Bond 25 due to creative differences.
Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25. pic.twitter.com/0Thl116eAd
— James Bond (@007) August 21, 2018
Eon Productions has not yet elaborated so it’s difficult to know what implications it has for the next Bond film.
But here are some questions that come to mind:
- Will production be delayed?
- If so, for how long?
- Will John Hodge’s script be used, or will they revert to the Pervis and Wade script?
I’ll update the site once we have new details and update the main Bond 25 page when I can.
But for now, everything is in the air.
September 4th, 2018 at 13:55
Good news. Boyle would have been a disaster. A fine director but wrong for Bond. If possible: offer S. Mendes a percentage of the gross and try to bring him back. Otherwise: Martin C. again, or; Michael Mann, or the Director of Sicario or Guy Ritchie. But you’d have to get Guy to come off that frenetic pace a bit. However, that being said; The Man From Uncle is close to a masterpiece. Barbara and Michael are sure to make the right call.
September 5th, 2018 at 18:34
I was interested to see what he could do. I’m not really a fan of Mendes’ work.
September 7th, 2018 at 10:33
I have watched Bond Movies since a young boy when my sister took me to see Dr.No, I was hooked and been a fan ever since and seen every Bond Film since,as young boy I was inspired to be like 007
Handsome,Dapper,Quintessially English, impeccable manners and Sophiticated.
I am very concerned that his concept is being changed to suit this new generation who know nothing about sophistication or what a true English Gentleman is!!
Please Do Not Change a Format that has worked for over 25 years just to please a different generation.
If 007 is Changed to anything other than a quintessential university educated englishman I for one will not be watching,the years of Sean Connery,Roger Moore,Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig are the Very Best of the Bond Years.