Sam Mendes Returns to Direct Bond 24

Posted on July 30, 2013

Sony Pictures has announced that Daniel Craig will once again return as 007 in the 24th James Bond film. Sam Mendes will also return to direct the screenplay written by John Logan. The film is set for release in UK theaters on October 23, 2015 and in US theaters on November 6, 2015.

Mendes directed Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, which made $1.1 billion worldwide and set a new mark as the highest-grossing film of all time in the UK. It was also the bestselling Bond film on DVD/Blu-ray. Sony Pictures says it was also the most critically acclaimed film in the history of the longest-running film franchise. It was a terrific film. We are very glad Mendes, Logan and Craig are returning.

Mendes said in a statement, "I am very pleased that by giving me the time I need to honour all my theatre commitments, the producers have made it possible for me to direct Bond 24. I very much look forward to taking up the reins again, and to working with Daniel Craig, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for a second time."

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