BOND 24 will feature a new Aston Martin

During the opening of the exciting new exhibition of 007 automobiles,  “BOND IN MOTION”,  at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, of course, were asked questions about the upcoming successor to “Skyfall”, the as yet untitled “BOND 24”, directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan.

Apart from repeating the official line of “we´re still working on the script with Sam, John and Daniel”, Wilson at least offered something definitive: There will be a new Aston Martin for Bond in the next film.  Well, the original Aston was blown up, of course, and the one Bond won during “Casino Royale” is probably still not out of the shop, due to the damage that was caused by flip-flopping away from Vesper.

Thanks to our valued “Shrublands” for the heads up to this!

See: http://www.itn.co.uk/UK/98125/largest-collection-of-james-bond-vehicles-goes-on-display

Breaking News: John Logan can´t say anything about BOND 24

Hey, what did you expect?  He would endanger the whole enterprise and his job security if he were to give away anything at this stage.

Still, John Logan was interviewed by Empire Magazine and reportedly said that the first draft of the script is almost finished.  He probably meant to say: the first draft that goes out to actors and gets used to plan the production – since the film is about to start shooting in October.

But any news about Bond are good news, right?

See the interview here: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40356

BOND 24 scheduled to shoot in October

During a recent interview Ralph Fiennes stated that the new Bond film will start principal photography this October.  He allegedly has not read the script yet (and, of course, would not have been allowed to say anything if he had) – but his statement seems to be the first genuine news about the film really moving forward in the fall of 2014.

So, let the speculations begin:  The director (Sam Mendes) is in place and the script seems to be in good enough shape to hire the actors now for a particular time frame.  The recent news of cinematographer Roger Deakins not returning mean that EON is looking for a replacement right now (if they haven´t found him/her already).

Will there be a kick-off press conference like they did for SKYFALL on the eve of its first shooting day?  Or will they announce something much earlier – during the Cannes film festival maybe?  In any event, news will be forthcoming during the next couple of months – even if they are only rumors.  Which, in the case of SKYFALL, mostly turned out to be true (the title, the demise of M, the casting of Moneypenny).

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1723135/bond-24-filming-start.jhtml

Thomas Newman wins Grammy for “Skyfall”

And, finally, Thomas Newman wins the top prize for his spectacular score of the latest James Bond film.  No, not for the upcoming BOND 24 but for “SKYFALL”. (The beginning of the eligible time period for a Grammy was starting in late 2012.)

This might also conclude “Skyfall”´s run in the awards race.  Although… there might be that odd online festival looking back at the current decade.

In other news, Adele´s title song also got a Grammy.  Good thing, since Adele was in desperate need of another one.  Just kidding, of course.

James Bond rights finally secure

Still hoping for a “Never say never again”-reboot?  Another possible “Warhead”-project, maybe this time with Pierce Brosnan returning for one last time as James Bond?

There won´t be any rival Bond film anymore.  The McClory family has finally sold the remaining rights in an undisclosed settlement with MGM & Danjaq.

Apperently, EON has not been sitting on their hands while waiting for Sam Mendes to turn his eye towards Bond 24.  Hey, they actually could do a “Thunderball”-remake now…

See the story here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-bond-mgm-danjaq-settle-656432

Sam Mendes will direct BOND 24 for 2015 release!

Finally, EON has confirmed what Mendes had alluded to in the last weeks – he will return to helm his follow-up to SKYFALL.  A release date has also been set: in the UK on October 23, 2015 and in the US on November 6, 2015.

And the script will be written – as also formerly rumoured – by John Logan.

Full press release here: http://www.007.com/bond-24-news-2

Mendes publicly confirms he´s in discussions to direct the next Bond

Okay, so it´s not just a rumor. In a new interview with “The Stage” Sam Mendes has confirmed that he is in discussions to direct the follow-up to SKYFALL.

However, he claims that he will not decide to actually do it before his current stage production of “Charlie and the Chocolat Factory” (now in previews) has officially opened. The Opening Gala is set for June 25th. Maybe we can expect an announcement soon after that.

Another sign that Mendes might be planning to direct BOND 24 could be seen in his decision not to run the National Theatre, a position which he was interested in before.

Read the interview here: http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2013/06/sam-mendes-rules-himself-out-of-the-running-for-national-theatre-job/

Daniel Craig goes to Broadway

Wanna see Daniel Craig live on stage? Together with his wife Rachel Weisz? Directed by Mike Nichols?

No problem – if you have time and money to go to New York this fall and get a ticket for probably THE hottest Broadway production of the year. Craig and Weisz will star in Harold Pinter´s masterpiece Betrayal which will play a limited 14-week engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It begins performances Oct. 1 and will end on Jan. 5.

See more details here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-rafe-433201

Sam Mendes will not return for Bond 24

Empire broke this story and got an official response from EON: Sam Mendes will NOT return to direct Bond 24.

Which leaves all sorts of possibilities open now, even a better time table for the production which could not have started before the beginning of 2014 due to Mendes´ theatre projects.

So, who will take over?

See the Empire story here: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36712

SKYFALL’s props reveal M’s real name

Comingsoon.net has posted a very interesting article on the various details of SKYFALL´s props.

Including the real name of Judi Dench´s “M”…

Be surprised here: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100663