More rumours of Swiss locations for Bond 22 - Lucerne and Gotthard cited

Last month, MI6 reported that some scenes of the 22nd James Bond adventure could be filmed in Switzerland, according to the local press. The first news came off the back of rumours citing the Swiss Alps and a ski sequence as potentials for Daniel Craig's second outing as 007.

"As soon as we knew that Marc Forster grew up in Switzerland and would direct the next James Bond film, we had to offer our services", said Andr� Brice of the Swiss film commission (Film Location Switzerland). "Still nothing is definite, but the chances bode well", he added.

Yesterday the same spokesman told local press some specifics of the offers given to the production.

Speaking to Zentralschweiz Online, Brice mentions two key areas: Lucerne in the centre of the country, and Gotthard which was previously used in Goldfinger. According to the report, the chances of Bond 22 shooting in the country "stand well".

Director Marc Forster is apparently impressed with the possibilities, but is not the sole decider and many other locations are being considered daily.

Click here to catch up with the latest Bond 22 pre-production diary - exclusively on MI6.



Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (Eon Productions), BOND 22 (title to be announced) is scheduled for release November 7th 2008 and will be directed by Marc Forster. Principal photography will start in December 2007, at Pinewood Studios (UK) and foreign locations to be announced. The draft screenplay has been handed in by regular scribes Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis will polish. The story will be a direct continuation of the events of Casino Royale. It is British actor Daniel Craig�s second outing as James Bond, following his debut film Casino Royale released November 16th 2006. Dame Judi Dench (M) and Giancarlo Giannini (Mathis) will also reprise their roles.

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