Diane Garrett of Variety:
Bond producers have chosen a 007 rookie as the latest steward of their action franchise.
Marc Forster, best known for intimate dramas such as "Finding Neverland" and "Monster's Ball," will direct the 22nd James Bond film for Sony. He will soon begin working with scribe Paul Haggis on a draft of the screenplay by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade.
Pic, which will again star Daniel Craig as Bond, is slated for a December start at Pinewood Studios in London. Columbia will release it worldwide on Nov. 7, 2008.
..."I have always been drawn to different kinds of stories, and I have also always been a Bond fan, so it is very exciting to take on this challenge," Forster said, adding that the latest direction of the Bond character opens up "a host of new possibilities" for him as director...
Forster makes for an interesting choice, given his recent work, and the fact that Bond #22 is said to be a direct continuation of Casino Royale. It's a bold move on the part of the producers to go with somebody who's not really known as an action guy. Considering how well CR turned out though--I am willing to go with it--fingers crossed.
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