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The upcoming James Bond film is proving to be the British secret agents most treacherous mission yet.

Production on the 25th entry in the franchise, known as Bond 25, has encountered multiple bumps in the road ahead of filming and may not see the light of day until late 2020, unnamed sources told The Hollywood Reporter .

Bond 25 was slated to hit theaters Nov. 8, 2019, and battle the Wonder Woman sequel at the box office but now stands without a director or a feasible release date.

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, who signed on to helm the film in March, dropped out of the project earlier this week due to creative differences, producers of the franchise and star Daniel Craig announced on Tuesday.

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Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25. pic.twitter.com/0Thl116eAd
James Bond (@007) August 21, 2018

A report by Deadline claims the studio is currently pursuing directors, including Edgar Wright, David Mackenzie, Jean-Marc Valle and Yann Demange, to take the reins.

While the powers that be behind Bond offered no additional details about Boyles departure, the director was apparently at odds with the studio over the casting of the films villain, according to The Telegraph . Boyle advocated for actor Tomasz Kot to portray the Russian baddie.

Boyle was reportedly intending to turn Bonds next outing into a modern-day Cold War, but the draft of the script he penned with co-writer John Hodge didnt meet the approval of producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and of Craig, sources told Variety .

Filming was supposed to begin in early December at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. before shooting on location in various exotic locales. However, without a script or a director to bring it to life, the studio is reportedly going back to the drawing board.

Representatives for MGM did not immediately respond to HuffPosts request for comment.

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