Edward Zwick and [actor] Daniel Craig (pictured) are teaming for World War II action-drama "Defiance," about a band of Jewish resistance fighters
...Zwick is writing, directing and producing. Film -- the next for both of them -- is based on a true story and is set to begin lensing in early September, meaning Craig will shoot "Defiance" before he begins filming the next James Bond installment.
[B]udget is set at around $50 million. Word of the project broke at Cannes...
Zwick, who last directed "Blood Diamond," will produce through his Bedford Falls banner. He began developing "Defiance" 8 years ago after picking up the film rights to Nechama Tec's non-fiction tome of the same name.
Storyline follows four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland who escape into the forest, where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis and trying to save the lives of other Jews.
Craig is next in theaters with "The Invasion," which opens Aug. 17, and "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass," which bows Dec. 7. He stars opposite Nicole Kidman in both films.
"Bond 22" is eying a winter start date. Release is set for Nov. 7, 2008.
For Zwick, "Defiance" is the first World War II drama he's tackled, although he's directed two other war pics, "Courage Under Fire" and "Glory."...
Zwick is a great director and rarely misfires...As for Graig--Typecast as Bond? Like Pierce Brosnan before him, it seems that playing the superspy, has only enhanced his career...
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