GETTY • STUDIO STILL James Bond 25: Will Christopher Nolan direct?

Nolan gave a definitive answer on the subject during a recent radio interview - and it’s bad news for anyone hoping he’d jump aboard. "I won't be the man," he told Desert Island Discs. "No, categorically." He added: "I think every time they hire a new director I'm rumoured to be doing it.”

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STUDIO STILL Daniel Craig will return for one more movie as 007

Still, he seems keen to work on a James Bond movie at some point in the distant future. "I'd love to make a Bond film at some point and I think those producers – Barbara and Michael – they do a tremendous job and Sam Mendes has done a terrific job the last couple of films, so they don't particularly need me," he mused. "But I've always been inspired by the films and would love to do one someday." Yesterday it was reported that Ed Sheeran’s odds of recording the Bond 25 theme song have been slashed.

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