Danny Boyle out of Bond 25 due to "creative issues"

Danny Boyle stepped down from the director's chair of the 25th James Bond film, set for a November 2019 release worldwide. Not much has been disclosed on the official James Bond site, but producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, with Daniel Craig, have written a statement declaring the TRAINSPOTTING director will no longer direct the movie due to "creative issues".

There's the possibility that John Hodge's treatment for the film will also be discarded and EON might return to the original idea by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.

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OFFICIAL: Danny Boyle to direct BOND 25, written by John Hodge and distributed by Universal

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Production on Bond 25 will begin in December with Danny Boyle directing Daniel Craig’s 5th outing as Bond. EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) have reached an agreement with Universal Pictures to partner on the worldwide release of the 25th James Bond film.