Saturday, August 15, 2009

Bond 23: Upcoming 2011


The 23rd Bond film is currently in pre-production and is set to be released sometime in 2011. The movie will be written by "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace" writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade as well as two-time Academy Award nominee Peter Morgan. Morgan previously wrote films "The Last King of Scotland", "The Queen", and "Frost/Nixon". The director of "Quantum of Solace", Marc Forster will not return to direct, that job is currently open. This will be Daniel Craig's third time as Bond and he is also signed on for a fourth. Judy Dench and Jeffrey Wright are both currently not signed on to play M and Felix Leiter respectively. Producer Barbara Broccoli has expressed interest in filming in New York City. Michael Sheen is rumored to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the SPECTRE criminal organization. This would mark his first appearance since 1981's "For Your Eyes Only".

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