Swiss film director and screenwriter Marc Forster will direct the latest James Bond adventure. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2008 and will be based on a script developed by Forster and Crash director Paul Haggis - one of the writers behind last year’s hit Casino Royale.
Forster’s Finding Neverland was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role.
I have also always been a Bond fan, so it is very exciting to take on this challenge. I have always been drawn to different kinds of stories.
Said the visibly cheerful director Marc Forster on his new project.
Forster aged 37, has recently finished The Kite Runner which is an adaptation of the best-selling novel. It will be released in the US at the end of the year, and is also expected to receive Oscar attention next year.
The producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of the next James Bond film are delighted to work with Forster and said:
We are delighted that Marc Forster, with his exceptional talent and unique vision, has agreed to direct our next James Bond film.
There were speculations that Martin Campbell will once again be directing the 2008 Bond adventure, following his success of Casino Royale, which is also the most successful Bond film till date.
Campbell had also got opportunity to work on both Casino Royale and 1995’s GoldenEye, overseeing the debut of both Pierce Brosnan and Craig in the role of 007.
Production of new Bond is set to begin at Pinewood Studios, London at the end of this year. It will is based on a screenplay designed by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade.
Source:BBC
