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Source

Now that the MGM film studio is out of financial limbo, the new 007 film, Bond 23, is expected to get a greenlight after delays have suspended production for months. It is now scheduled for release November 2012. In fact, it was announced that the studio would like to plan on a new James Bond movie every two years, according to The Financial Times, if EON Productions, which controls the development of James Bond films, will make arrangements.

Daniel Craig is expected to return as Bond. However, he is currently shooting the American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with director David Fincher, and that and other possible scheduling conflicts have caused speculation about whether or not he can return.

In 2011 Craig will star in Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens and Jim Sheridan's Dream House with Naomi Watts, and he lends his voice to Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, due for release in December next year.

Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road, Away We Go) has been in discussions as the director.

Meanwhile, a new Bond novel will be published in May next year, written by the author of The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver. The story's working title, Project X, reframes the series with a young Bond as an Afghan War veteran and "a very dark, edgy character."

Not the most reliable of sources but any sign of a new bond is good news in my book!!

[MrStuffins]

The new Bond's have been incredible. I'm not so sure about Sam Mendes? Simply because of his directorial history... it's not very New-Bond.

But the biggest disaster would be if Craig was to leave. I love him in the role (and in pretty much everything).

[L'prof]

Originally Posted by MrStuffins

The new Bond's have been incredible. I'm not so sure about Sam Mendes? Simply because of his directorial history... it's not very New-Bond.

But the biggest disaster would be if Craig was to leave. I love him in the role (and in pretty much everything).

I have to say I really enjoyed Casino Royal, but Quantum of Solace was fairly pants. Hopefully this one will improve again.

[mike65]

Since Bond became a cash cow its been Aon/UA-MGM policy to try to make a Bond film every two years. They usually managed it. Sam Mendes is interesting, will we see Daniel Craig lying on a bed imagining Miss Moneypenny covered in petals in the pre-credit sequence?

[TonyD79]

Can see the third film being crap and them getting in Nolan in to direct with Hardy as bond!!!..Freeman/Caine as Q?!!!

[MrStuffins]

Originally Posted by L'prof

I have to say I really enjoyed Casino Royal, but Quantum of Solace was fairly pants. Hopefully this one will improve again.

A lot of people thought this but before i went to see it, someone had told me that is was less plot driven and more action driven than Casino Royale... so i just sat back and watched.

Really enjoyed it!

[Mr. K]

Craig said he'd like to finish out the Quantum plotline, so hopefully he'll be back.

[Richard Dower]

Matt Bomber for Bond!!!!!!!!!!!

[Goldstein]

Looking back now, Casino Royale wasn't that bad really, given the pretty awful Quantum of SOlace that followed. It was still very disjointed with no logical flow but Quantum of SOlace viewed like a stream of deleted scenes.

Oh noes, Bond's nemesis is going to control the majority of the water in Bolivia unless someone does something?
Who fúcking cares? Worst Bond bad guy ever!

For the record I think Craig was a great choice to portray Bond, it's not his fault the movies were below par given their resources.

[fluke]

Some time has passed by and I'm still undecided on where I stand with Quantum of Solace. It's still better than a lot of Bond Films before it but I dunno if I like it. It's like the Batman Returns of Bond movies. I still think it would benefit from seeing where this whole Quantum story is going.

[crash davis]

Originally Posted by TonyD79

Can see the third film being crap and them getting in Nolan in to direct with Hardy as bond!!!..Freeman/Caine as Q?!!!

Yep, defo with you on this one. Hardy would make a fantastic Bond and they need someone like Nolan to really chart a new and unique course for the franchise seeing as the last one was a poor imitation of the Bourne flicks.

[fluke]

I'm a huge Nolan fan but I do think its a bit much to be calling for Nolan to fix this franchise aswell

[crash davis]

Originally Posted by fluke

I'm a huge Nolan fan but I do think its a bit much to be calling for Nolan to fix this franchise aswell

Spielberg has said he always wanted to do a Bond flick. He might be passed it now but still, could generate a huge amount of publicity for it plus he's still capable of telling an action story.

[fluke]

I wouldn't mind seeing Spielberg doing one. actually I think Neil Marshall might be the man for the job.

[crash davis]

He can handle suspense and action, that's for sure, but what about a huge budget like a Bond flick? His last few films have been a bit dodgy too but yeah, it needs something different... badly.