23rd Bond film back on track

JAMES Bond fans will be shaken and stirred to learn that the 23rd film featuring 007 is to be made this year.

There were doubts over the future of the spy franchise when the film, set to be the third starring Daniel Craig, was put on hold last year.

EON Productions blamed the financial difficulties of MGM Studios for the hiatus. The new owners of MGM along with Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the films, confirmed Bond will be back on our screens on November 9, 2012.

Filming is set to start later this year with Sam Mendes, known for works including Road to Perdition, as director.

MGM has the rights to the franchise, based on the books by Ian Fleming, thought to be the longest running in film history.