London, England (My Sportsbook) - Award-winning director Danny Boyle has been named the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Boyle has directed numerous films, including "Trainspotting," "28 Days Later," and 2008's "Slumdog Millionaire," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director.

"It's a completely unique opportunity to contribute to what I'm sure are going to be a fantastic Games," Boyle said. "I'm really excited to be involved."

The Games' organizers also announced Thursday that Stephen Daldry will be one of four executive producers who will oversee the opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Daldry has been nominated as best director at the Academy Awards three times, for "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader."

The other executive producers are Mark Fisher, who did production design for the 2006 Turin Winter Games and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as Hamish Hamilton and Catherine Ugwu.

"Myself and my co-executive producers will ensure there is creative continuity across all four ceremonies, that the public have real engagement and that we continue to attract into key roles the best talent in the world," Daldry said. "I'm delighted to be part of the team."