MUMBAI: Slumdog Millionaire director, who drew in lots of kudos for putting across one of the most memorable moments of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, has scoffed reports that he was contemplating to direct a James Bond film. He was appearing in an interview on BBC Radio 4‘s Front Row.
Asked if he‘d ever want to helm a Bond film, he averred, "No, I‘m not very good with huge amounts of money. Don‘t trust me with huge amounts of money. I did The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was a proper Hollywood scale budget and it didn‘t suit me."
The 2000 made film cost a reported $50 million. Although it turned to be a profit-making project in the worldwide box office, it fared poorly with critics.
"Certain people can handle that and I love watching those kinds of films," Boyle observed adding, "but I‘m much better with a smaller amount of money and trying to make it go a long way."
Other low-budget films he‘s directed include 28 Days Later, Trainspotting and Millions."
