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‘Skyfall’ Confirmed As Title Of New Bond Movie; Budget Around $230M; Sam Mendes Says He’s Open To Follow-up

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday November 3, 2011 @ 6:18am PDTTags: Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, James Bond, Javier Bardem, John Logan, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall

Shooting on the latest James Bond movie starts Monday, Daniel Craig revealed at this morning’s press conference for Skyfall, the 23rd 007 movie. Producer Michael G Wilson scotched UK tabloid rumors that the budget for the latest Bond film has been slashed by $100 million. “We’re in the same budget range as the last film. We haven’t had to change anything in the script. In fact, we keep adding things — everything is going to be just as it was,” he said. Director Sam Mendes also denied he was making a downbeat Bond with fewer action sequences. He would be directing action sequences himself. “There will be plenty of surprises,” Mendes promised. “The action needs to be balanced with the drama.” Mendes said he was open to directing another Bond installment, “if I still feel that it’s as much fun in six months’ time, then the answer is yes.” READ MORE »

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Chris Nolan: “I’d Love To Do A Bond Film”

By TIM ADLER in London | Friday July 9, 2010 @ 12:48am PDTTags: 007, Chris Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, film director, Inception, James Bond, movie, The Dark Knight

Sam Mendes & Daniel Craig Will Wait For James Bond

nolanUPDATE: Christopher Nolan has told the BBC that, to him, James Bond … Read More »

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STIRRED, NOT SHAKEN: Sam Mendes & Daniel Craig Will Wait For James Bond

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday July 8, 2010 @ 5:06am PDTTags: 007, Cowboys & Aliens, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, James Bond, James Bond Franchise, MGM, MGM Finance, MGM James Bond, MGM Restructuring, Sam Mendes, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Mike Fleming

james_bond1Reading these obits on James Bond, I think reports of 007′s motion picture demise because of MGM’s near-bankruptcy have been greatly exaggerated. Despite an article out of the UK that spread virally, insiders insist nothing tangible has happened. While Sony, Fox, and Warner … Read More »

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