Tag: Michael G. Wilson
James Bond 23 Press Conference: SKYFALL To Be Title of 23rd Bond Film
James Bond will return!
Producer Michael G. Wilson officially confirmed today at the launch press conference that ‘the worst kept secret in London,’ the 23rd Bond film will indeed be called Skyfall.
As the name implies, the stand-alone story, written by John Logan, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade has an ‘emotional resonance’ we will better understand once we see it.
There was a bunch of info revealed. Oscar-winning American Beauty director Sam Mendes said:
Rachel Weisz to Join Lover Daniel Craig in the Next 007 Film ?
James Bond movie bosses want Rachel Weisz to join lover Daniel Craig in the next 007 film, The Sun disclosed. But not just any villain, the head of Quantum, which is the secret organization responsible for all the trouble in the last two installments. While there have been several actresses who have played villains in the Bond franchise, this will be the first time that one would play the mastermind.
Mi6 opposed the announcement, on the other hand. The Sun’s inside source said:
Casting Rachel was going to be a surprise twist as everyone would assume she’d be a Bond girl when really she would play a villain. But the fly in the ointment is that they are now dating.”
James Bond 23 Finally Gets An Official Release Date!
MGM is announcing that they will indeed step forward with another James Bond. BOND 23 (temp. titled) is set to go into production in late 2011. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, together with Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, the Co-Chairmen and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., yesterday publicized that the 23rd James Bond movie will have a worldwide release on November 9, 2012.
Peter Morgan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade To Write James Bond 23
Finally, here’s the first official announcement for the 23rd James Bond movie.
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions and MGM have today announced that Oscar nominated Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,” “The Last King of Scotland,” “The Queen“) will team up with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade – co-writers of “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” – to write the script for Bond 23.
