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[Scrambled Eggs]

No Joshua Zetumer then?

He's Forster's boy.

Morgan, on the other hand, is Frears and Hooper's.

And Kevin Macdonald's.

I heard it through the grapevine that Macdonald was considered to direct QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Perhaps he'll do BOND 23. Frears, of course, was hired for the aborted JINX, and he's another likely name for the BOND 23 director's chair.

Of the three former Morgan colleagues mentioned, I'd prefer Macdonald. Last King Of Scotland and Touching the Void (ok, its a documentary but still...) seem closer in tone to a Bond movie (or a Craig Bond movie at any rate) than anything the other two have done. And State of Play was a decent thriller.

[DKnight007]

No Joshua Zetumer then?

He's Forster's boy.

Morgan, on the other hand, is Frears and Hooper's.

And Kevin Macdonald's.

I heard it through the grapevine that Macdonald was considered to direct QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Perhaps he'll do BOND 23. Frears, of course, was hired for the aborted JINX, and he's another likely name for the BOND 23 director's chair.

^^^Ugh.....

[Loomis]

Maybe EON is aiming for a late 2010 release after all.

It would seem so. I doubt that they'd be announcing this Peter Morgan news now if the film were scheduled for 2011.

[Quantumofsolace007]

Agreed loomis

shouldn't this be on the front page too

and in the important topics section

and shouldn't the sun be saying bond 23 is Beyond the ice or Risico or Death kills love

[JimmyBond]

Maybe EON is aiming for a late 2010 release after all.

It would seem so. I doubt that they'd be announcing this Peter Morgan news now if the film were scheduled for 2011.

Kinda goes against what Wilson supposedly said earlielr no? Perhaps that was a bit of misdirection on his part?

[Tybre]

Agreed loomis

shouldn't this be on the front page too

I imagine Qwerty or someone'll notice by the end of the day

Maybe EON is aiming for a late 2010 release after all.

It would seem so. I doubt that they'd be announcing this Peter Morgan news now if the film were scheduled for 2011.

Kinda goes against what Wilson supposedly said earlielr no? Perhaps that was a bit of misdirection on his part?

Or maybe things are just moving more smoothly than previously anticipated

[Quantumofsolace007]

Maybe EON is aiming for a late 2010 release after all.

It would seem so. I doubt that they'd be announcing this Peter Morgan news now if the film were scheduled for 2011.

Kinda goes against what Wilson supposedly said earlielr no? Perhaps that was a bit of misdirection on his part?

I keep thinking 2011 was a fall back like "I'm gonna say 2011 so if it doesn't happen in 2010 people won't get pissed off however yeah we are trying for 2010"

I have assuemd that was his thought process since December.


But then again was ready to believe Haggis was solo so yeah

[Orion]

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=25061

Empire has now picked up on it.

It's so exciting!!!! I love this stage of Bond film production.

[blueman]

Solid news, very encouraging.

[Quantumofsolace007]

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=25061

Empire has now picked up on it.

It's so exciting!!!! I love this stage of Bond film production.

Exactly before you know it we will get casting rumours then the director willbe annouced then the cast then the title then they will film then trailers will pop out then we will get the theme song (and yes i'm still hoping for either Rush or Yes to do it)

I keep hearing the word classy thrown around I'm begining to womnder if bond 23 will have a classy fleming title (the property of a lady)


ooo i'm speculating and i love it

[bond 16.05.72]

I think and it's been mentioned here by someone before that P& W bring an extensive knowledge of Fleming to the table, we can only speculate of what of the script is them but Haggis was supposed to have done a re-write which Zetumer did a quick polish of.

It could be said that only the basic plot is what existed of P&W in the finished form we witnessed in QOS. Now I can't say this for sure but QOS for my money had some real strong dialogue moments that I find hard to of come from the pen of P&W.

I think Haggis & Zetumer provided the bulk of the dialogue and P&W provide the bare bones. So if this happens with Bond 23, maybe P&W have the basic plot and now Morgan is going to flesh it out.

After seeing both the Queen and Frost & Nixon I'm encouraged by this, I even wouldn't mind though it's unlikely Forster returning but no bloody! Dan Bradley.

The chance to get Peter McDonald in the Directors chair sound good as well, I wouldn't assume that 2010 is likely though but as some have said maybe it was a touch of misdirection from MGW just in case.

Anyway nice bit of news to break out so maybe more news will be forthcoming, if the Director does get confirmed soon then maybe they will go for 2010 but I'm preparing for late 2011 release for the time being.

[MajorB]

By sheer chance, I'm getting Frost/Nixon via Netflix this very day. I'll now be paying much closer attention to the writing!

[Tybre]

By sheer chance, I'm getting Frost/Nixon via Netflix this very day. I'll now be paying much closer attention to the writing!

I thought the writing was very solid. Granted the interview scenes are basically just directly transcribed from the actual tapes, but they don't make up the majority of the film. So basically don't count those few portions.

[HildebrandRarity]

Wonderful!


Time for Morgan to show his quality.


Let the New Golden Age continue...



July/August will see a completed script. September will see Pre-Production. Cameras to roll next February. Bond 23 at the cinema next November.

What excitement!

The boredom of the past three months here is over!

[Peckinpah1976]

Alfonso Cuaron or Matthew Vaughn would be my two favorites to Direct the next Bond film.

The next Bond film needs to be Directed by a SOLID, experienced Director and not some inexperienced and unproven Director that the Broccolis love rolling the dice with from time to time and end up crapping out.

When have the producers ever done that? With the possible exception of Peter Hunt and John Glen (who were promoted after proving themselves in other roles), the director's chosen have always been experienced - if this was intended as some dig at Mark Forster it's way off because 1)he was widely experienced before taking on QOS and 2)he's got a much stronger/exstensive track record than Matthew Vaughn who you suggested above.

[jaguar007]

I don't think we will see a 2010 release. If they just hired a writer, they would have 6 months to write the finished script, hire a director, location scouting, casting etc. I think EON might be looking at a summer 2011 release. Remember, they tried to get Bond back into the summer game with QOS, but when the director bowed out, they had to delay the film.

[The Dove]

Cool!! Some official news about Bond 23 already!! Shame Haggis won't be returning, but I'm not familiar with Peter Morgan and can't wait to see what he can bring to the Bond films!!

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

It's always a bit of a lottery with Purvis and Wade. They can produce gold like Casino Royale (albeit with Haggis' help), but they can produce crap like Die Another Day. Peter Morgan however is an incredible writer, so I'm definitely getting very excited about this prospect.

[Tybre]

Even if it's a mediocre film, it'll still be better than the Bonds where P&W were left alone. Honestly I think P&W write all of the action sequences and the basic skeleton of the dramatic sequences and then Haggis or Morgan or whoever provide the rest of the body, give it the real substance.

[The Dove]

Just keep Purvis and Wade away from writing the corny Roger Moore-esque quips.. ala.. Christmas comes once a year! ect, and we should be alright..

[tdalton]

Great news that they're bringing on Morgan. While I respect what Haggis did with his two films, I think that Morgan will bring much more to the franchise. Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

[ACE]

Wow, brilliant news. I LOVE the work of Peter Morgan and his involvement in Bond 23 adds cache and added depth to the talent well that is Purvis & Wade.

Frost/Nixon was amongst my favourite films of last year (it should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture). This year's The Damned United was an evocatively entertaining period piece and the best film about football ever made. The Queen and The Deal were brilliant dramatic examinations of key events in British history and it is a coup for Eon to be hiring Morgan. He's the British Aaron Sorkin - imagine him writing a Bond!

What with Purvis & Wade's draft of Barbarella being resurrected beyond Robert Rodriguez's involvement, the duo must surely now be amongst the most successful UK scripting teams ever. I know it is fashionable to knock them but they have steered Bond over incredibly diverse but successful terrain. They really know their Fleming and their Bond and are woefully underrated, IMO.

As a statement of intent, the hiring of Peter Morgan is a bold move. As a bit of fannish speculation, could we see Stephen Frears reteaming with his Deal and Queen scribe and re-enter the incredible world of 007 to direct Bond 23 (after his commitment to direct the defunct Jinx spin-off movie)? Could we even see Frears/Morgan's most consistent recent leading actor, Michael Sheen play the villain? Sheen is Almaric-ish, granted, but a formidable screen presence in the right role.

All I know is I LOVE this choice.

Here's hoping to Bond 23 (Risico?) in November 2010!

Yay!

[DKnight007]

Alfonso Cuaron or Matthew Vaughn would be my two favorites to Direct the next Bond film.

The next Bond film needs to be Directed by a SOLID, experienced Director and not some inexperienced and unproven Director that the Broccolis love rolling the dice with from time to time and end up crapping out.

When have the producers ever done that? With the possible exception of Peter Hunt and John Glen (who were promoted after proving themselves in other roles), the director's chosen have always been experienced - if this was intended as some dig at Mark Forster it's way off because 1)he was widely experienced before taking on QOS and 2)he's got a much stronger/exstensive track record than Matthew Vaughn who you suggested above.

Well lets see....who directed The World is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day? Then we had Forsters one dimensional and unbalanced QOS.

Campbell has easily been the best overall director the Bond films have had the last 10-15 years! Granted it can also be attributed to script and story, but GoldenEye and Casino Royale have been the two best Bond films overall the last 10-15 years IMO.

Time to get some REAL good directors like Alfonso Cuaron and bring a fun yet complex Bond story that will executed differently than any previous Bond film....since Campbell won't be returning anytime soon.

[Col. Sun]

Wow, that came as a surprise - especially after the recent rumors about Haggis.

Peter Morgan is a fantastic choice. And he is British! Seems like he will do the polish work like Haggis did after Purvis & Wade have done the structure. These two seem to be EON´s favorites.

For my buck, I agree. Morgan's a great choice -- and a Brit, which I think we need.

[MicroGlobeOne]

Alfonso The next Bond film needs to be Directed by a SOLID, experienced Director and not some inexperienced and unproven Director that the Broccolis love rolling the dice with from time to time and end up crapping out.

When have the producers ever done that? With the possible exception of Peter Hunt and John Glen (who were promoted after proving themselves in other roles), the director's chosen have always been experienced - if this was intended as some dig at Mark Forster it's way off because 1)he was widely experienced before taking on QOS and 2)he's got a much stronger/exstensive track record than Matthew Vaughn who you suggested above.

I was about to type the very same, Peckinpah. When have Wilson and Broccoli ever "rolled the dice" with an "inexperienced and unproven" film director? I don't believe that we have anything to worry about. Regardless of how you might feel about Marc Forster's contributions to the series, his selection has proven that the producers mean business and they're taking the art of crafting a new James Bond adventure very seriously. (Forget what can be said of their 007 films; anyone dismissing the directorial credentials of Spottiswoode, Apted, or Tamahori needs to take some time to review their filmographies! Honestly.) The selection of Peter Morgan proves the same!

[Jim]

Well lets see....who directed The World is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day? Then we had Forsters one dimensional and unbalanced QOS.

Can something of one dimension be unbalanced?

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Where do people get the idea P&W really know the Fleming material? Not saying it's wrong, just like to know where that comes from.

[ACE]

Where do people get the idea P&W really know the Fleming material? Not saying it's wrong, just like to know where that comes from.

From hearing what they have to say about the books. And their take on writing Bond. And from reading their work.

[Mr_Wint]

Well lets see....who directed The World is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day? Then we had Forsters one dimensional and unbalanced QOS.

Can something of one dimension be unbalanced?

Now we are deep into Quantum physics.

[Agent 76]

Sounds like great news. I don't really know his work (Peter Morgan) but I trust he's talented.


now..........let's get a director, shall we?