Bond 25 Director, Production Start, & Distribution Confirmed

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Production and distribution inside information forBond 25have been confirm . One of Hollywood ’s most storied roles is that of MI6 agentive role James Bond , one that Daniel Craig has been flirt for over a decade now . Craig has made four visual aspect as the British undercover agent , but it has been an up - and - down journey . While some considerSkyfallto be one of the franchise ’s near installments regardless of who is playing the theatrical role , the outturn ofSpectremade Craig quick to take the air away .

Craig is returning to the role one last clip , but detail around his fifth appearance have n’t been clean up until now . There was a farsighted director lookup prior toDanny Boyle ’s name surface as a contender , and EON and MGM spent quite some time search for a distributer . All of this was belong on despite the twenty-fifth installment in the franchise already having a November 2019 release . But , in the end , it seems everything has been settled just in time for pre - product to get underway .

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Deadlinereports that Danny Boyle is mark to directBond 25 , with hisTrainspottingcollaborator John Hodge write the script ( establish on a idea from Boyle ) . After a major bidding warfare , MGM will distribute the motion picture domestically , while Universal Pictures has landed international distribution rights . As is accustomed , Bond 25will departure in the UK a hebdomad early on , on October 25 , 2019 , with the plastic film hitting the United States on November 8 , 2019 . Furthermore , now that the director and distributors have been settle , the design is forBond 25to commence film on December 3 .

These are dandy steps forBond 25to take after months of uncertainty . Boyle should bring a new voice to the franchise found on everything he ’s done prior . It should also speak volumes that MGM move away from another finishedscript from Neal Purvis and Robert Wade , who ’ve written the scripts for every James Bond motion picture since 1999’sThe World is Not Enough . Whatever Boyle has envisage for Craig ’s last appearance must be something truly exceptional then .

MGM will distributeBond 25domestically through a joint - speculation with Annapurna , who were reportedly snug to securingBond 25 ’s distribution right field last year . Universal , meanwhile , ensure the lucrative international dispersion rights , which is where a good legal age of mostBondmovies earn their money .

With the movie set to start take this December , it ’s still carry to hit thelong - planned November 2019 release date . This will mean that Boyle ’s current project asterisk Lily James wo n’t interfere with the future of 007 in any major way . The yield start also gives devotee some idea of when more annunciation will surface . Casting should soon storm up this summer , which is also when plot contingent may start to be revealed . Until then , these details ( while maybe not the one everyone is depend for ) continueBond 25 ’s positive impulse .