Filmmaker Sam Mendes has confirmed that he is not going to be returning because the director for the following James Bond film. The British director, identified for critically-acclaimed motion pictures ”American Beauty”, ”Road To Perdition”, ”Revolutionary Road” and ”1917”, had tackled two Bond movies — 2012’s ”Skyfall” and ”Skyfall” (2015), starring Daniel Craig as the enduring spy.

In an interview with UK leisure information outlet Empire, Mendes stated he obtained a ”beneficiant supply” from franchise producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to direct a brand new movie however he determined in opposition to it. ”Directing ‘Skyfall’ was top-of-the-line experiences of my skilled life, however I’ve theatre and different commitments, together with productions of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘King Lear,’ that want my full focus over the following yr and past,” Mendes stated.

The most up-to-date entry within the spy sequence was 2021’s ”No Time To Die”, which was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. It marked Craig’s closing look as Bond. Mendes’ earlier directorial effort was romance drama ”Empire of Light” (2022), that includes Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones and Colin Firth.

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