FILE: British filmmaker Sam Mendes signs on to direct Daniel Craig in the next James Bond film
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FILE: British filmmaker Sam Mendes signs on to direct Daniel Craig in the next James Bond film
- Title: FILE: British filmmaker Sam Mendes signs on to direct Daniel Craig in the next James Bond film
- Date: 11th July 2013
- Summary: ***EDIT CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SAM MENDES LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DANIEL CRAIG VARIOUS OF SAM MENDES ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SAM MENDES POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH THE CAST OF "SKYFALL"
- Embargoed: 26th July 2013 13:00
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- Location: Turkey, Usa, United Kingdom
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- Country: Usa Turkey United Kingdom
- Topics: Arts
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- Story Text: Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig as 007 in the 24th installment of the blockbuster James Bond film franchise about the fictional British spy, its producers said on Thursday (July 11).
The film is set for release in the autumn of 2015 and follows on the success of Mendes-directed predecessor "Skyfall," which earned $1.1 billion at the box office worldwide and was the highest-grossing film of all time in Britain.
Mendes had been rumored as the director of the latest Bond project for months, but his participation was not a certainty while he was involved in the creation of a stage musical version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which opened last month.
Mendes won a best director Oscar for 1999's "American Beauty," which also received a statuette for best picture. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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