Sam Mendes Likely to Direct Next Two Bond Films


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After all that chatter about Sam Mendes? hesitation to return for the next James Bond pic, and all that fanfare about which other filmmakers might land the job, the latest word is that Mendes is looking likely to helm the next installment after all. And possibly even the one after that.

Showbiz 411?s Roger Friedman reports that he has it ?as confirmed as it can be? that Mendes has committed to Bond 24 and ?most likely? Bond 25 after extensive negotiations. (Meaning, too, that he could end up directing the rest of Daniel Craig?s run as Bond.) Sony has yet to make a formal announcement, but as Badass Digest points out, Friedman seems to know what he?s talking about when it comes to this franchise. He not only broke the news that Adele would sing the Skyfall theme song but posted lyrics to the tune before her involvement was officially revealed.

Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have long hoped to get Mendes locked in for Bond 24. The director, however, has been more ambivalent. Earlier this spring, he explained to press that he?d turned down their offer due to his hectic schedule. Previous reports also indicated that Mendes was against the original plan to shoot Bond 24 and Bond 25 back-to-back, as it would have tied him to the franchise for another four years.

http://www.slashfilm.com/sam-mendes-likely-to-direct-next-two-bond-films/

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Excellent! I very much enjoyed Skyfall. It felt much more like a true Bond film vs Craig's previous 2. I believe John Logan, writer of Skyfall, is currently writing Bond 24 and 25 which are supposedly linked together. Gonna be interesting!!

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Nice. Seeing how successful it was at the box office there's no need to rock the boat and change things.

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