Danny Boyle has revealed that his next movie is likely to be a period drama.

The Trance director told Digital Spy that he is currently working on two historical films, which he hopes will be more "immediate" than traditional period fare.

"All I can say is they won't be like Downton Abbey," he said. "It won't be that kind of period movie."

Boyle previously revealed in Amy Raphael's book Danny Boyle: In His Own Words that he was hoping to film an adaptation of Andrew Miller's novel Ingenious Pain based on a script from Patrick Marber.

Ingenious Pain takes place in 18th-century England and Russia and centres on James Dyer, a surgeon who is impervious to physical pain.

Boyle also spoke of his fondness for Apocalypse Now, adding that he could potentially tackle a war film in the future.

"[Apocalypse Now is] the movie to beat all movies," he said. "I will stand up against anybody and proclaim for that movie."

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Trance opens in UK cinemas today (March 27) and will arrive in the US on April 5.

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