Bangor University graduate Danny Boyle has announced that he will be directing the new James Bond film.
And the 61-year-old also revealed that he is working with John Hodge, who he has co-written with before. Boyle said: “We’ve got an idea, John Hodge, the screenwriter, and I have got this idea, and John is writing it at the moment.
“It all depends on how it turns out. It would be foolish of me to give any of it away.”
The plan is to begin production at the end of the year, Boyle added.
The as-yet-untitled 25th Bond film has already been given a November 8th, 2019 release date and will star Daniel Craig as Bond, which is likely to be his last performance in the role.
Bangor Uni
Boyle, graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Bangor in 1978, and remembers his time at Bangor with great fondness, in an interview with BBC Radio Wales he said: “I had a great time there. I had a fantastic time studying Drama and English. When you look back, the stuff you’re learning, the stuff you’re picking up, it’s like little children learning language.
“The early years of learning something, you never learn as much again as quickly as you do then. The experiences; I did my first directing there, I was doing a lot of acting as well, and growing up you know. I had a wonderful time, so I remember it with great fondness.”
Boyle, went on to direct cult films such as Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours, was previously mentioned as a candidate to direct the two previous Bond films, 2012’s Skyfall and 2015’s Spectre, both of which ended up being helmed by Sam Mendes.
