Danny Boyle will direct the 25th James Bond film

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May 25, 2018 5:08 a.m. PT

It's official: Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle will direct the next James Bond movie.

The as-yet-untitled 25th installment in the Bond series will star Daniel Craig in his fifth and probably final outing as 007. As rumored, Boyle will direct, from a script by his long-time collaborator John Hodge. There's no word yet on whether the film will be set in Edinburgh or if Iggy Pop will do the theme tune.

We’ve been expecting you… #Bond25, Daniel Craig’s 5th outing as 007, will be directed by Academy Award-winning Danny Boyle from an original screenplay by John Hodge. Production is set to begin on 3 Dec 2018. MGM will partner with Universal Pictures to release the film worldwide pic.twitter.com/h8fVhyYhyY
— James Bond (@007) May 25, 2018

Boyle's kinetic visual style, hip musical choices and street-level subject matter might seem to make him an odd choice for the glossy world of Bondian espionage, but the results will certainly be interesting. The Oscar-winning Boyle has directed Bond before -- sort of -- when he oversaw the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony featuring Daniel Craig in character in a skit with the Queen.

Bond25 will begin production in December and will be released by MGM with Universal Pictures, ending the franchise's distribution deal with Sony . The film hits screens in October 2019.

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