Today I bring you yet another 2015 blockbuster. James Bond 24, which is obviously a working title, will soon be starting production and after naming Skyfall the best film of 2012 last year, I'm very excited for the next installment in what I thought was going to be a Craig trilogy.
Sam Mendes, the director of the most recent Bond installment, Skyfall, has officially signed on as the director of Bond 24. There was a lot of talk that Mendes wouldn't be able to direct because he had other theatre responsibilities and the two producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, spent some time looking for alternatives who included David Yates and Christopher Nolan. In the end, rather than opt to replace Mendes, the two Producers simply decided to wait until his schedule cleared up. Other good news? The script writer of Skyfall, John Logan, is returning to write Bond 24.
While there hasn't been any budget talks so far, Skyfall made $1.1 billion worldwide, so you can bet that MGM and Columbia Pictures won't be cheaping out on us. Right now, the producers are trying to get Ralph Fiennes, Ben Wishaw and Naomi Harris back into the film but it's expected that all three actors will return without hesitation.
Those of you living in England are lucky enough to see it on October 23rd, 2015 while us living in America will have to wait a few extra weeks and see it on November 6th. The American date means that it'll be competing with Ant-Man, which will probably end up rescheduling it's release in order to stay away from the same weekend as Bond.
With so much time between then and now, there's a lot that could happen and in my opinion, November of 2015 couldn't come soon enough.
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