Danny Boyle rules out making next James Bond film

Danny Boyle says he has ruled himself out of directing the next James Bond film because he wants more creative control – and believes he has already had his 007 moment.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker was creative director of the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, which featured Bond star Daniel Craig jumping out of a helicopter with the Queen.

The director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire admitted he would not want the constraints of working on a big franchise.

Boyle, speaking at the premiere of his new film Trance, said: “It’s not for me. I like working under the radar a bit more, so you can take risks.

“As we do with this film [Trance] and the perception of the characters – who’s the antagonist? who’s the protagonist? – it keeps changing in this film. And I love that freedom.”

He added: “We did a sort of mini Bond film already, in the Olympics.”

Trance, starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel, tells the story of a fine art auctioneer who gets caught up in a robbery and has to enlist the help of a hypnotherapist when he loses his memory along with a priceless painting.