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Daniel Craig’s new James Bond film ‘to feature massive spaceship designed by billionaire science guru Elon Musk’

The new film is not due for release until 2019 but producers are already working hard on trying bring the storyline bang up to date

SCIENCE tycoon Elon Musk is rumoured to be designing a massive spaceship to star in new the James bond film.

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Musk, 46, is know to be a massive fan of the British film franchise having bought 007's iconic Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me.

 James Bond star Daniel Craig is rumoured to be delighted at the chance of working with Elon Musk
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James Bond star Daniel Craig is rumoured to be delighted at the chance of working with Elon MuskCredit: Handout - Getty

Now he is thought to be getting more hands-on with the legendary movie series and developing ideas for a spacecraft that could form the central part of the 25th Bond film.

A source told the Mirror: "Bond needs to keep up with the times and will be looking into Elon Musk’s world – spacecrafts, planes that can fly across the earth in an hour, cars turning into submarines.

"Daniel’s stunts are going to move to a new level and have to include things shown in space movies like Interstellar.

“He is involved every step of the way, as he always is, and is bursting with enthusiasm and excitement.”

The next film is set for release in November 2019 and star Daniel Craig is thought to be championing Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve to direct and Monica Belluci to appear alongside him.

 Billionaire Elon Musk is know to be a fan of the James Bond films
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Billionaire Elon Musk is know to be a fan of the James Bond filmsCredit: AFP or licensors