Bond 22 start date moves to 7th January 2008, possibility of strike panics studios

In September, ComingSoon.net posted a list of projects the studios were making a priority before the possible Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild strikes.

They have now received an updated list which states that the 22nd James Bond film is scheduled to start production on 7th January 2008.

This date is a few weeks later than originally thought, as The Hollywood Reporter previously stated the film would lense on or around 10th December 2007.

Across the industry, studios are going into panic mode amid fears that a strike that could paralyse film productions may start as early as next month - and not next summer as was widely expected.

Talks between Tinseltown producers and the Writers Guild of America, the body that represents screenwriters, have grown increasingly bitter in recent weeks. The guild also recently sought an authorisation to strike, leading studio executives to believe that work stoppage from November 1, the day after the current agreement expires, is a real possibility.

Thanks to `Pierce-Daniel` for the alert.

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