- BOND 24
Sam Mendes, the directed the most successful Bond film of all
time with Skyfall, has officially confirmed to Empire that he will not be
behind the camera for Bond 24, having declined an offer from Bond producers
Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
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| Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig on set of Skyfall |
The Oscar-winner explained, saying "It has been a very
difficult decision not to accept Michael and Barbara’s very generous offer to
direct the next Bond movie", Mendes said, explaining "but I have
theatre and other commitments, including productions of Charlie And The
Chocolate Factory and King Lear, that need my complete focus over the next year
and beyond".
Daniel Craig is set to return as 007 for the fourth time in
Bond 24 which is scheduled for a 2014 release, so a year off pursuing theatre
projects would firmly rule Mendes out of the running. Skyfall co-writer John
Logan who is contracted to write the next two Bond outings is currently penning
a script for the next Bond film.
With a scheduled release date for next year, the priorty
will have to be getting a director onboard as soon as possible. My top choices
would have to be Christopher Nolan, since his just been producing films of late
or Ben Affleck!
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