Danny Boyle’s “attachment” to Bond 25 could very well be short-lived as sources have revealed that the T2 Trainspotting director could actually drop the project to work on a musical.
Only last month it was revealed that Boyle and his T2 Trainspotting scribe John Hodge had been set a task to draft an outline of the Bond 25 screenplay over the next few months for the next Bond adventure for Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. However, news has emerged that Boyle is keen to take on the musical which is based on a struggling UK musician in the 60’s and 70’s.
Based on the music of The Beatles, the project has a script by Love Actually’s Richard Curtis. If casting plans go well – Himesh Patel, the actor who played Tamwar Masood in EastEnders, has been cast to play the up-and-coming musician – executives are looking to film this summer. Boyle has made it no secret that he wanted to be involved in a musical, only stating last year that it is the purest form of cinema.
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“For any director, an original musical is the ultimate holy grail, absolutely. It’s the purest form of cinema. If you can get your characters to sing, absolutely believe it and go with it – that’s the ultimate degree of difficulty. That’s the top one.”
It isn’t the first time Boyle has tried to make a musical, he has previously tried to adapt My Fair Lady and Miss Saigon but nothing came of those projects. He also tried to create an original story set to the songs of David Bowie, again that project fell through as well.
What could this mean for Bond 25? If Boyle does pass up on the opportunity to take the helm on what could very well be Daniel Craig’s final outing Broccoli still has 71’s Yann Demange and Hell or High Water’s David Mackenzie as back-up.
