The filmmaker \u2013 who is currently promoting his Sex Pistols TV series Pistol<\/a> \u2013 said: \u201cIt\u2019s hard when there\u2019s a lot of money involved or prestige, visibility. That was John [Hodge, screenwriter] and I working on something that we thought was really special and they didn\u2019t, in the end.<\/p>\n \u201cThe truth is that Daniel [Craig] had negotiated with them as part of his deal that he could die, which is a surreal prospect. That was built in. It\u2019s an understandable exit plan for Daniel, and we embraced that hugely.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a plan for him\u2026 But the passageway to it was obviously very different [to what the Bond gatekeepers had in mind].\u201d<\/p> He explained that his planned plotline for his version of No Time to Die<\/a> would have taken the iconic double-0 agent to Russia, but added that in the end, he has no regrets about walking away when the disagreement became clear.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all got very well paid, so you have to hold your hand up,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t walk around with grievances.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Boyle outlined more specifics about his Russia plotline<\/a> in an interview, explaining: \u201cIt would have been very topical now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was all set in Russia, which is of course where Bond came from, out of the Cold War,\u201d he told Esquire<\/a>. \u201cIt was set in present-day Russia and went back to his origins, and they just lost, what\u2019s the word\u2026 they just lost confidence in it. It was a shame really.\u201d<\/p>\n The full interview with Danny Boyle appears in this week\u2019s edition of Radio Times. To celebrate the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee, Radio Times is releasing a 116-page commemorative edition, featuring covers, articles and illustrations from our archive \u2013 <\/span>buy Radio Times: Her Majesty The Queen for \u00a39.99 at Radio Times Shop<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n No Time to Die is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video<\/a> \u2013 visit our\u00a0Movies<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features, or find something to watch with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 12:00 am Ever since Danny Boyle famously left his role as director of the latest James Bond movie\u00a0in 2018, there has been much speculation as to exactly what caused him to walk away from the project. 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