Strong suggestions came the other week that "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes would be back at the helm of the next James Bond film. Today, however, Empire has spoken with Mendes who confirmed that he has decided NOT to return for the upcoming twenty-fourth 007 feature. In an official statement, Mendes says: "It has been a very difficult decision … [Read more...]
Sam Mendes Returns For Bond 24?
February 15, 2013 by
Could "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes be returning to helm the next entry in the James Bond franchise after all? The Daily Mail in the UK suggests that Mendes' reluctance to return for "Bond 24" was due to an earlier plan by Sony, MGM & EON to have "Skyfall" scribe John Logan script the next two Bond films as a connected story that would be shot … [Read more...]
Albert Finney Joins Mendes’ “Bond 23”
October 28, 2011 by
The legendary Albert Finney ("Erin Brockovich," "A Good Year") has scored a role in Sam Mendes' upcoming 23rd entry into the James Bond franchise says The Daily Mail). Mendes surprised his high-calibre cast recently at Pinewood Studios with the news during a script reading for the project. Finney will play "a Foreign Office mandarin with powers … [Read more...]
