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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.
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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 installment 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).
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