Danny Boyle has been confirmed to be directing James Bond (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Danny Boyle has been confirmed to be directing the next James Bond flick, which is set for release on 25 October 2019.

Boyle will be reuniting with Trainspotting writer John Hodge on 007’s next outing, which will see Daniel Craig return to the role.

Production will kick off on James Bond 25 in December later this year.

Daniel Craig will return (Picture: Danjaq/EON Productions/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

In a statement, MGM’s President Jon Glickman and chairman Kevin Ulrich said: ‘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.




‘It’s been 21 years since Tomorrow Never Dies was distributed by MGM and it’s incredibly gratifying to be releasing this film alongside the powerhouse team at Universal.’

Boyle will be following Sam Mendes in the director’s chair, who helmed both 2012’s Skyfall and 2015’s Spectre.

After much speculation Daniel Craig wasn’t going to return as James Bond, he confirmed he’ll be back as 007 earlier this year, which is assumed to be his last outing.

If you’re unfamiliar with Boyle’s work (where have you been?), he previously helmed the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, along with Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, The Beach and 127 Hours.

In other words, Bond’s in very, very good hands.

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