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The next James Bond movie is without a director after talks with prime candidate Roger Michell ended abruptly.

Variety reports that the “Notting Hill” director was in negotiations with Bond franchise heads Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. However, any possible deal has fallen through after the parties ran in to “creative differences.”

It would’ve been the third time that Michell has worked with actor Daniel Craig, the current and returning James Bond. The two previously collaborated on both “Enduring Love” and “The Mother.”

The new bond film (which follows Craig’s debut in this fall’s “Casino Royale”) is slated for release on May 2, 2008. It will be the 22nd film in the franchise.

British actor Daniel Craig has been picked up for another James Bond film, four months before his first appearance as the suave spy hits screens.

According to Hollywood.com, the 38-year-old will appear in the follow-up to “Casino Royale.” It will be the 22nd film in the franchise, and has been given the working title “Bond 22.”

Another report from the Hollywood Reporter says that U.K. director Roger Michell is in talks to make the film. Craig and Michell have previously worked together on the 2004 movie “Enduring Love.”

Plot details for the next Bond flick are top-secret for the time being, but sources are saying that the film will be based on an original idea from franchise producer Michael Wilson.

For now, you can catch Craig in “Casino Royale” when it opens on November 17.