Cash crisis leads to axing of James Bond film

Monday, July 5, 2010, 15:32 [IST]
Disappointing millions of Bond fans, it has been announced yesterday that the 23rd James Bond movie has been axed officially. In April, the 132-million-pound blockbuster movie starring Daniel Craig as Bond had been postponed due to financial problems but now it is totally axed.

The $ 3.7 billion debt ridden movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has announced this. An insider, close to the film, said, “The production crew members have been informed that the Bond film has been canned. Naturally bad feelings are there as huge amount of money and lots of hard work have already been invested into this project".

Sam Mendes was roped to direct the film; Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote the screenplay. The duo had earlier penned the script for Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale.

In a statement, production company EON said, “We have no idea about the next development and are unable to comment further at this stage".

User Comments
Jimmy Cleary 07 Jul 2010 03:27 am
Wel Danial will be bald in seven years time.
Jimmy Cleary 07 Jul 2010 03:16 am
I feel this a move to get rid of Danial Craig in a nice way. Disputs happen all the time look, at Timothy Dalton back in 1989 /90 in LTK and he resigned, after seven years of wrangling, give us a break.
Gemma 05 Jul 2010 08:18 pm
I honestly cannot believe it. James Bond was my son's favourite movie. Also, you would think they would have made enough money off 'Quantum of Solace' to be able to make another movie.
Bondfan 05 Jul 2010 08:13 pm
I am not a financial genius but I stumble over trying to figure out why they would stop production on a movie that will make them millions of dollars????? This is incredibly stupid.
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