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Danny Boyle teaming with Irvine Welsh for Creation Stories

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Burning Wheel Productions have announced that filmmaker Danny Boyle has joined the feature production Creation Stories as an executive producer, reuniting the filmmaker with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. Scripted by Welsh and directed by Nick Moran (Telstar: The Story of Joe Meek and The Kid), Creation Stories will tell the tale of infamous record label […]

Danny Boyle discusses his exit from Bond 25

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There was quite the excitement last year when it was announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle and his frequent screenwriter collaborator John Hodge would be tackling 007’s 25th official outing, only for Boyle to exit the director’s chair on Bond 25 a few months later due to reported creative differences with producers Michael G. Wilson […]

First trailer and poster for Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ Yesterday

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Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis’ feel-good comedy Yesterday. The film stars Himesh Patel as an aspiring singer-songwriter who wakes up one day to discover The Beatles never existed and decides to perform their songs to the world, rocketing him to fame. Joining Patel […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 6 – 28 Days Later (2002)

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28 Days Later, 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston and Brendan Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Jim awakens from a coma to find London decimated by a deadly virus that has reduced its remaining inhabitants into a horde of rabid violent creatures. It’s safe to say that we’re entering the late stages […]

Rumour: Bond 25 producers wanted Danny Boyle to kill off 007

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Last week came the surprise announcement that Danny Boyle had exited Bond 25 due to creative differences with producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, along with 007 himself Daniel Craig. While no specific reason was given for the filmmaker’s departure, rumours suggested that the split came down to a casting dispute over the film’s […]

Bond 25 to miss 2019 release date, Danny Boyle’s exit reportedly due to casting dispute

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Earlier in the week it was announced that Danny Boyle has vacated the director’s chair on Bond 25 due to “creative differences”, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing will no longer hit its planned November 2019 release date. The site goes on to report that it […]

Yann Demange is bookmakers’ favourite to replace Danny Boyle on Bond 25

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Following yesterday’s news that Danny Boyle has vacated the director’s chair on next year’s Bond 25 due to creative differences, French filmmaker Yann Demange (’71) has been installed as the bookmaker’s favourite to take over from the Oscar winning on Daniel Craig’s final 007 outing. “Danny Boyle’s exit leaves a huge opportunity for a director […]

Is Daniel Craig’s Bond Doomed to Fizzle Out?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the aftermath of Danny Boyle leaving Bond 25 and whether Daniel Craig’s final film is destined to underwhelm… The news came like a bolt from the blue yesterday. Danny Boyle has left Bond 25 due to creative differences. We’re just over a year away from this being delivered to cinemas. A […]

Danny Boyle exits Bond 25 due to creative differences

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If you were looking forward to seeing Danny Boyle’s take on 007 with Bond 25 then I’m afraid we have some bad news for you, as the official Twitter account revealing that the Oscar-winning director is no longer attached to direct the film due to creative differences with producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli […]