Ex-No Time to Die director Danny Boyle has shared his surprise pick for the actor to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.
The Trainspotting director was briefly involved with the Bond cinematic universe, when he was announced to lead Craig’s final film as 007, No Time to Die, in March 2018. Just months later, however, he left the project due to creative differences with then-owners of the franchise, the Broccoli estate. Beasts of No Nation filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga took over directing duties, and Craig’s swan song was released in 2021.
