Danny Boyle backpedals on James Bond future: "Never say never"
Boyle famously departed No Time to Die back in 2018.
It's no big secret that Danny Boyle was once set to direct Daniel Craig's final James Bond outing No Time to Die before departing over creative differences – and recently there has been lots of talk about whether he might ever return to take another stab at the iconic franchise.
Boyle – who is currently promoting his new zombie film sequel 28 Years Later – recently appeared to rule out that prospect in an interview with Business Insider, telling the publication: "That ship has sailed."
But in another recent interview, he appeared a little less certain that there was no hope of a Bond film in his future, invoking the title of a famous 007 flick in the process.
"Well you should never say never, and nobody should ever say never," he said when asked about the possibility by Deadline.
He added: "We tried our best and we couldn't find a way of harmoniously doing it so we parted company and we wished each other well and it's probably best left there," but did reiterate again that: "You never say never."
So, while this is by no means the director saying that he will definitely be heading back to the world of 007, perhaps if the right set of circumstances presents itself there is still an outside shot of a Boyle-directed Bond one day.
Boyle previously revealed that his one regret about leaving the project was that "the script was really good", adding that "John Hodge is a wonderful writer".
While no director – or, indeed, actor – is currently officially attached to the upcoming Bond 26, development on the film has begun in earnest of late, with producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal working on the film together in London.
Speaking at CinemaCon, Amazon MGM's head of film, streaming and theatrical Courtenay Valenti said: "We are committed to honouring the legacy of this iconic character, while bringing a fresh, exhilarating new chapter to audiences around the world alongside Amy and David.
"They are both in London getting started and couldn't be here tonight, but we wanted to thank them for what we know will be an incredible partnership. Thank you, Amy and David!"
28 Years Later is now showing in UK cinemas.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
