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James Bond Release Date Confirmed
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: MGM, Action, Adventure, Classics, Sequels, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
James Bond is to return to movie screens next year.
Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the suave British spy in the 23rd screen adventure in November 2012, after the film was finally given the go-ahead, nine months after it was originally shelved amid money problems for studio MGM.
Sam Mendes will direct the film, while legendary actress Dame Judi Dench is believed to be returning as M. Frost/Nixon actor Michael Sheen has reportedly been approached to play the villain while a Bond girl to play opposite heartthrob Craig is yet to be decided.
"I think I'm going to be needed in spring of 2011. That's a message I got," Judi previously said.
Actor Simon Russell Beale has been linked with a role after being watched twice by Bond producer Barbara Brocolli in his current West End play Deathtrap - and is also playing King Lear in 2012 under the direction of Sam Mendes. "Every actor wants to be in Bond and I'd love to be a baddie," he recently said.
The script, meanwhile, is being penned by regular contributors Neal Purvis and Robert Wade along with John Logan who worked on Hollywood hits Gladiator, The Aviator and The Last Samurai. Shooting will start later this year and its release will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Bond film, Dr No.
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MGM Bankrupt, But Bond Will Go On
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: MGM, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Sequels, Corporate Shakeups, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases
MGM may have filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, but the 23rd James Bond movie will receive the financial support it needs. The studio announced that they’ve picked up a partner to foot the bill on Bond.
Daniel Craig, the current Bond, recently released a statement urging MGM to get their movie projects together, so he should be thrilled with this news.
Meanwhile, MGM is still shopping for a partner to pick up the bill on The Hobbit, which comes with a $265 million price tag.
Production for the next 007 film will start soon in order to get it ready for its November 2012 release date.
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Daniel Craig: Eager to Play James Bond Again
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: MGM, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Sequels, Casting, Corporate Shakeups, Rumors
“Unless MGM can sort themselves out, we can’t make a movie,” Daniel Craig, also known as James Bond, offered this less-than-positive comment in a recent interview. “I’m really keen to get going, it’s as simple as that.”
Apparently not. Bond 23, the next planned 007 flick, has been indefinitely suspended by MGM, which is suffering from serious financial difficulties.
“I’d like to fulfill the circle with the story,” Craig said, but added that “there is nothing really to say” until MGM straightens out their financials. “There’s no chance of getting it made until those things are taken care of.”
Bummer, James Bond fans. The franchise will just wait for another day … or year.
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MGM Indefinitely Suspends Next Bond Film
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: MGM, Action, Adventure, Classics, Sequels, Thrillers, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Production on the 23rd James Bond movie has been suspended.
Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli - producers on the movie - claim the future of film studio MGM is halting suspension on the project, which will be Daniel Craig‘s third outing as the British spy. In a statement, the pair told Variety, “Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio, we have suspended development on Bond 23 indefinitely. We do not know when development will resume and do not have a date for the release of Bond 23.
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Lady Gaga Being Considered for James Bond
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, MGM, Action, Music, Sequels, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Lady Gaga has has been asked to submit a track for the next James Bond film.
“The Bond bosses are all huge Gaga fans. Her sound and sense of drama make her the top choice,” a source told The Sun newspaper. “Gaga has the look as well as the voice to tackle a thundering ballad. She’s a great songwriter too. This is perfect on every level.”
If Gaga is chosen to record the title track, she would be following in the footsteps of her idol Madonna, who recorded the main song for Die Another Day. (She also had a cameo in the film.) That song, “Die Another Day,” went on to become one of the most successful themes in the series’ history.
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Frost/Nixon’s Writer Pens New 007 Film
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, MGM, Action, Sequels, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
Bond duo Neal Purvis and Robert Wade will be joined by a new scribe for the next 007 film.
Oscar-award winning screenwriter Peter Morgan will join the two franchise vets for the 23rd installment. In addition to work on both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, Purvis and Wade have also contributed to Die Another Day and The World is Not Enough.
Morgan’s previous credits include Best Picture nominees Frost/Nixon and The Queen. He also co-wrote 2006’s The Last King of Scotland.
No start date has been set for the film’s production, though a 2011 release is projected.
Read More | Variety
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