MGM just sent over this brief announcement that Sam Mendes is confirmed for the next Bond film, #23 with Daniel Craig returning as our hero. The plot is unknown but the screenplay is written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The fledgling studio has set a release date of November 9th, 2012, a week before Ang Lee’s Life of Pi hits theaters. This will mark Mendes first feature since 2009’s Away We Go. Production begins late 2011. See the full press release below.
BOND 23 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES, CA (JANUARY 11, 2011) – Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, together with Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., today announced that the 23rd James Bond film will commence production in late 2011 for a worldwide release on November 9, 2012.
Daniel Craig will be returning as the legendary British secret agent, with Sam Mendes directing a screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan.
Are you excited for the return of Bond?