We’ve heard speculation for months now that Danny Boyle may well be directing the next outing for 007, and now Boyle himself has moved to confirm that, yes, he will indeed be helming Bond 25.

Speaking to Metro US, Boyle said, “We are working on a script right now, and it all depends on that really. I am working on a Richard Curtis script at the moment. We hope to start shooting that in 6 or 7 weeks. Then Bond would be right at the end of the year. But we are working on them both right now.”

For what is believed to be Daniel Craig’s last time as James Bond, Boyle’s longtime collaborator John Hodge will help put the screenplay together. As for that project with Richard Curtis, that’s a to-be-titled comedy effort that will be musically-driven.

Previously, it was thought that the Boyle and Curtis picture would throw a spanner in to the works for the Trainspotting director’s involvement on Bond 25 given how the next 007 movie is already booked in for a November 8th, 2019 release. From what Boyle has now said, it appears that he’s still going to be able to juggle his schedule to happily handle both films.

EON nor MGM have moved to confirm any of this, of course, but surely Danny Boyle saying he’s tackling Bond 25 is enough to believe that, y’know, Danny Boyle is tackling Bond 25.