THE FUTURE OF BOND IS CLOUDY
Posted: 072217

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been tasked to write the next James Bond film. The duo has worked on the films since The World is Not Enough. Their job has been to lay out the story and either finish it or have someone else come in and complete the script. On Spectre they had Bond remain a spy but the studio decided differently and now they have to bring him back. So far Daniel Craig hasn’t decided whether he is going to return but there are rumors he will do at least one more film. We don’t even know what studio will release the film since the rights to the franchise are out for bidding. Five studios are in the running for distribution rights. Sony wants to keep them but Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Annapurna Pictures want in. Any deal would be for just one film since MGM is considering a sale or public offering so a longer deal would complicate that. Bond 20 may be directed by Sherlock’s Paul McGuigan.