New Bond Film in the Works

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James Bond meets 'Million Dollar Baby'

Oscar-winning 'M$B' writer Haggis working on new 007

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- For James Bond, 007 means having a having a license to kill. For Academy Award nominee Paul Haggis, 007 means having a license to write.

Haggis, who was nominated for an Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" and wrote and directed this summer's sleeper hit "Crash," has been hired to do a rewrite of "Casino Royale," the 21st installment of the lucrative Bond franchise.

The search for a new Bond to replace Pierce Brosnan is under way. Martin Campbell, who directed Brosnan in the actor's first Bond flick, "GoldenEye," will return to the franchise.

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who cut their teeth on Bond films "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day," wrote the previous draft for the MGM/Sony project.

The movie's script is based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel, which is the first, darkest and most violent of the Bond books. It introduced not only Bond, but the evil organization SMERSH, as well as model Bond villain Le Chiffre (French for "the number"). One of the book's set pieces is a baccarat duel between Bond and Le Chiffre.

The book was first adapted as the 1967 spy spoof starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles and George Raft, although the comedy is not considered part of the Bond canon.

Haggis adapted James Bradley's World War II book "Flags of Our Fathers" for director Clint Eastwood, currently filming in Iceland.




 

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: platinumike
50 cent or jamie fox would make a really good bond.

Yeah, 50 cent. That'll work.

"I'm straight up servin' tea all up in yo' muthafvcker, good chap"
 

Zim Hosein

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Originally posted by: robothouse77
the new bond should be "jonny knoxville"

Let me guess, you liked the Dukes Of Hazzard movie? :p
 

Merlyn3D

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I still think Clive Owen would be the best choice for the next Bond actor.

EDIT: and if you don't agree, just go watch those BMW films:beer:
 

yukichigai

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I concur with the suggestion of Clive Owen as the next James Bond. Good ol' Pierce is still the best man for the role -- reminds me of a modern-day, younger Connery -- but if he's/the studio's not up to doing it then Clive Owen is the next best thing.

Daniel Craig is a great actor, but he doesn't have the right look for Bond. He could play a really good Bond villain though.
 

lokiju

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Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
I still think Clive Owen would be the best choice for the next Bond actor.

EDIT: and if you don't agree, just go watch those BMW films:beer:

He's good sometimes and sucks at others IMO.

Like in Closer I thought he was really good but in King Arthur I thought he sucked.