Cary Joji Fukunaga will direct the new James Bond film, the producers announced Thursday.
The 25th Bond installment will begin filming in London, at Pinewood Studios, on March 4, 2019, with a worldwide release on Feb.
14, 2020, a few months after its original target date.Fukunaga, who won acclaim for 2015 war film “Beasts of No Nation,” replaces Danny Boyle, who exited the project last month over creative differences with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson and returning star Daniel Craig.“We are delighted to be working with Cary,” Broccoli and Wilson said on Twitter.
“His versatility and innovation make him an excellent choice for our next James Bond adventure.”Fukunaga won an Emmy in 2014 for helming the entire first season (eight episodes) of “True Detective” and giving the crime series a cinematic look.
More recently, he directed multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Maniac,” a new half-hour comedy show starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.
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