JAMES BOND Returns to Turkey to Film Opening Sequence for 23rd Installment
By Pietro Filipponi
Published: September 29, 2011 - 8:23am
Director Sam Mendes' 2012 installment of MGM's long running spy franchise will film several scenes including the project's opening in Turkey according to producers.
Daniel Craig is slated to return for director the Sam Mendes helmed 23rd James Bond film, which will continue of the origin story of MI5's Agent 007 as he adjusts to life as one of England's most specialized secret weapons. Speculations and differing reports have linked Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, and Javier Bardem to possible nefarious roles in the anticipated sequel to Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale, which has been written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. Dame Judy Dench, who is return to play the head of MI5, recently revealed that cameras were set to role for the film as early as this November. Actress Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean, 28 Days Later) has been tapped to bring the character Miss Moneypenny back to the silver screen.
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