
Academy Award winner Danny Boyle will direct the next James Bond film, the movie`s producers said on Friday, with actor Daniel Craig returning for his fifth outing as Britain`s famous fictional spy, the smooth-talking, martini-drinking 007.
Production on the 25th installment in the Bond movie franchise will begin in December at Britain`s Pinewood Studios.
The film will be released in autumn 2019.
In a statement, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli describe Boyle, who won an Oscar for the heart-warming drama 'Slumdog Millionaire'and is also known for 'Trainspotting'and 'Steve Jobs', as 'exceptionally talented'.
Boyle previously worked with Craig on a short film for the opening ceremony at the 2012 London Olympics, in which the actor, as Bond, entered Buckingham Palace, where he was greeted by Queen Elizabeth.
The as-yet-unnamed Bond film`s screenplay will be written by John Hodge, who worked with Boyle on 'Trainspotting'.
Craig has played Bond since 2006`s 'Casino Royale'. After months of speculation on whether he would reprise the role after 2015`s 'Spectre', the 50-year-old actor confirmed last year he would put on Bond`s tuxedo for the fifth time.