Director Sam Mendes is in negotiations to direct the next “James Bond” film, the 23rd installment of the famous action/espionage franchise. Director Sam Mendes is perhaps best know for his work on “American Beauty” and “Road to Perdition”. Production is being eyed for a June start, with a tentative 2011 release. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are writing the script with Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon”). Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are producing. Daniel Craig will be returning for the role of world-trotting super spy James Bond, aka Agent 007. No title has yet been announced yet for the upcoming Bond film, nor any other casting information. Stay tuned for more James…

Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon”) has been announced as joining the writing team of the next James Bond film, alongside James Bond veterans Robert Wade and Neal Purvis. Morgan wrote both the the play and screen versions of “Frost/Nixon,” as well as the award-winning films “The Last King of Scotland” and “The Queen.” He is also writing “The Special Relationship” for HBO and “Hereafter” for DreamWorks. Recent Quantum of Solace star Daniel Craig has already signed on to star in the next untitled Bond film. No other information has been released yet. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest James Bond movie news and more. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)