Sam Mendes

Baz Bamigboye has repored in the Daily Mail this morning that Bond 24 has finally got the green light to start shooting in late November/early December following a script revamp by long term Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The pair were brought in to reword John Logan’s script after Sam Mendes and Daniel […]

Sam Mendes attended an event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night organised by Films Without Borders, in which he spoke about how the Olympics changed his approach to editing Skyfall, as well as Bond 24. Interviewed by Films Without Borders supporter Prince Edward, Mendes spoke about his first experience of Bond in Live And Let […]

Sam Mendes attended BFI Southbank for a screening of Paris, Texas earlier in the week and was naturally quizzed about Bond 24 by attending press. In response he said the screenplay was being written and that it is ongoing, joking “if I told you I’d have to kill you”. You can keep up to date […]

Sam Mendes was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose for Bloomberg TV, in which he discussed many aspects of his career, including Bond 24. [iframe http://www.hulu.com/embed.html?eid=e5jfpd5cg0xvo4v0v4sdaa&st=1024&et=1131 450 253] Click the play button to watch the section of the interview related to Bond 24 and hear what he had to say. Thanks to HMSS Weblog for sourcing the video. You […]

I’ve just glanced at today’s Sunday Times, which features an interview with Skyfall and Bond 24 director Sam Mendes in the Culture section (at least in the international edition printed in Spain, which is a slightly different format to the UK edition). Although the article says little about 007, focusing more on Mendes’ production of […]

It has been officially confirmed today that Sam Mendes will direct Bond 24, which will be released in October 2015. The announcement was made through a press release on 007.com, which you can read here. The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the […]

Attending the premiere of his stage version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory last night, Sam Mendes preempted any questions about Bond 24 when he told Hey U Guys “I don’t know yet” and “I won’t make any decision until this is open. It’s taken a long time to get this open and this has […]

Sam Mendes has reportedly ruled himself out of the running for the top job at the National Theatre, something that has been rumoured for a few months, saying that it would get in the way of his film career. The current top dog at the National Theatre, Sir Nicholas Hytner, steps down in 2015 and […]

Sam Mendes has signed for Bond 24 and will most likely return for Bond 25 too, according to Showbiz 411. There may be something to this story as the site had Adele’s Skyfall lyrics weeks before anyone else according to our friends at MI6. That means it is likely that Mendes will see Daniel Craig […]

Following on from yesterday’s reports that Sam Mendes may be back in talks with Eon and Sony about returning to direct Bond 24, MI6 has this morning reported that Norwegian film director Morten Tyldum, responsible for Headhunters, confirmed to comoyo.no by email that he had a meeting with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. The Bond […]