Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle will no longer helm Bond 25, the next film in the James Bond franchise.
The "Slumdog Millionaire" director left the project "due to creative differences," according to a tweet from the official 007 Twitter account, attributing the announcement to film producers Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and the film's star, Daniel Craig.
Boyle's talent agency declined to comment on the announcement on Tuesday.
Boyle had reteamed with his frequent collaborator, "Trainspotting" scribe John Hodge, who wrote the original screenplay for Bond 25 _ presumably the working title of the next installment.
The news that Boyle would helm the project was met with much fanfare in May as it coincided with confirmation that Craig would return as the British secret agent. Craig had been vocal about his distaste for the franchise and was not expected to reprise the role after publicly disparaging it.
Boyle previously directed Craig as Bond in a film sequence for the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics.
Production of the new film is set to begin in December for a Nov. 8, 2019 release in the U.S. (It opens in theaters earlier in the United Kingdom and internationally on Oct. 25, 2019.) It's unclear if Boyle's departure will affect those dates.
A rep for MGM, which partnered with Universal for the film's worldwide release, also declined to comment further.
