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Robert
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LOS ANGELES, CA June
12, 2009 – Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON
Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have today announced that
Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
(Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale) will be the screenwriters
of the 23rd James Bond adventure.
Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in the
film, which will be a MGM release of an EON production. Bond 23 is
the latest instalment in the longest-running franchise in motion picture
history and will be produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. A
date for the start of production is yet to be confirmed.
“Peter, Neal and Robert are extraordinarily talented and we’re looking
forward to working with the three of them,” commented Wilson and Broccoli.
Peter Morgan is the award-winning writer of such films as The Last King
of Scotland, The Queen and Frost/Nixon, which was based on his
play. He has also scripted the upcoming The Special Relationship for HBO
and Hereafter for DreamWorks. He will turn his attention to Bond 23
on completion of these duties. Morgan is represented by UTA (US) and
Independent Talent Group (UK).
Since 1991 Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have collaborated on a diverse
range of projects including The Italian Job, Johnny English and the
past four Bond films. They recently adapted John Le Carre's The Mission
Song and are also working on the upcoming sequel The Brazilian Job.
Purvis and Wade are represented by Endeavor (US), Casarotto Ramsay &
Associates (UK). |
