BOND 23 - THE LATEST RUMOURS

It is rumoured that M will be killed off in the next Bond movie - this makes sense since Judie Dench as M technically exists before Bernard Lee's M given that the last two Bond's were prequels to the original series.

Both Moneypenny and Q are to appear - both roles being recast.

Writer Peter Morgan has said - "it's a shocking story." He also added that "Bond creates a hysteria around it" that he hasn't seen before where everyone is always asking about the new Bond.

Daniel Craig will once again play Bond or at least that's the current stance of the Bond producers.

Susan Boyle is the current hot favourite to croon the title track.

In a recent interview Daniel Craig was asked if Bond 23 was going to be the final part in a trilogy involving the group Quantum. To this he replied, “No *#$&!@% way. I’m done with that story. I want to lie on a beach for the first half an hour of the next movie drinking a cocktail.”

The next movie will be an important one for the series - The last Bond, QOS initially did well at the box office but business fell off sharply and critics and long time fans were not impressed. Daniel Craig is still a contentious Bond - his two Bond's haven't felt like Bond movies to me but there are plenty of people who love his more gritty performance. If it turns out, as reported, that the producers are to reintroduce the high fantasy and humour that has always been a part of the franchise, then will Craig's more realistic portrayal be at odds with this?