Posts Tagged ‘bond 23’
  • Bond 23 Gets Official Title: Skyfall
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    Posted November 3rd, 2011 at 6:45 am No Comments »
    At a press conference held this morning the announcement was made that the 23rd entry in the James Bond franchise will be titled Skyfall. Filming begins today with Sam Mendes directing. The project has gone through significant delays due to MGM's bankruptcy and potential sale but now has a locked in release date of November 9th 2012. Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how per...
  • Bond 23 On Track for November 2012
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    Posted January 11th, 2011 at 1:05 pm 2 Comments »
    After numerous delays due to MGM's bankruptcy and potential sale, and concerns that the project may never even happen or by the time it did the principal parties involved would have moved on, today the company announced Bond 23 is slated to go into production late this year. Despite the delays Sam Mendes is still attached to direct the film and Daniel Craig remains in the starring role as James Bond. A release date of November 9th 2012 has been confirmed. That means the delay in production ...
  • Sam Mendes Still Directing Bond 23
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    Posted December 3rd, 2010 at 1:01 pm No Comments »
    With the uncertainty surrounding MGM finally being settled many of the projects that had been delayed, such as The Hobbit and Bond 23, are finally starting to edge forward. Though they are separated Kate Winslet has confirmed that Sam Mendes is preparing to direct Bond 23. It had come into question whether he and star Daniel Craig would still be attached given the uncertainty surrounding the project over the last year. “Sam is doing the next Bond film, all being well, and we’ll all be in...
  • Bond 23 Indefinitely Delayed
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    Posted April 20th, 2010 at 8:00 am No Comments »
    The next James Bond movie has been put on the shelf while the future of MGM is decided. The studio declared bankruptcy last year and has been enveloped in talks to be purchased for some time now. Bond 23 had previously been slated to being filming sometime this year and release in late 2011 or in 2012 but now it appears we may be looking well beyond then for when the next in the franchise will arrive. Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a ...
  • Sam Mendes May Direct Bond 23
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    Posted January 6th, 2010 at 12:24 pm 8 Comments »
    While Quantum of Solace was a big success financially it was seen as somewhat of a disappointment by moviegoers. There was definitely less enthusiasm than had come out of Casino Royale, which was likely more responsible for Quantum's success than how good the movie was. That basically sealed the fate of director Marc Forster and led to speculation as to who would take over the franchise. The name that has now come up is somewhat surprising. Sam Mendes, who is very highly regarded but has ne...