No more Sam Mendes' direction in next 'James Bond' film

This might not be taken well by the James Bond fans, but Sam Mendes will not direct the next one.

In a literature festival, the 50-year-old director said "it was an incredible adventure" and he loved "every second of it," reports the Guardian.

"But I think it's time for somebody else," said the 'Spectre' director.

Mendes, whose films include the Oscar-winning 'American Beauty' and the sombre 'Revolutionary Road,' said that he hopes the next Bond director would come from an "unexpected direction.