There are still questions about who will actually be handling the release of the new James Bond movie, to be directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig. But fans of 007 will be heartened by a press release from MGM on Tuesday that says the production is expected to begin late this year, with the aim of releasing the movie on Nov. 9, 2012.
The film, dubbed “Bond 23,” has been hobbled by studio MGM’s financial struggles as well as possible script issues that have pushed back production. (The last movie in the rejuvenated franchise, “The Quantum of Solace,” came out in fall 2008.) But the reconstituting of MGM in recent months — more on that from our Company Town colleagues here — means that things look to be moving forward again. (The release also confirms the involvement of Mendes, who was previously announced as the director but who was not formally on the project during the worst of the MGM turbulence.)
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