Paul Haggis delivers script for Bond 22, writers strike looms

Writer Paul Haggis handed producers the screenplay to the 22nd James Bond film late last week.

With the writers guild expected to strike as early as Thursday, writers are furiously trying to get scripts completed for big projects, says The Hollywood Reporter.

One sigh of relief went up over at Sony late last week: Paul Haggis delivered his draft for the 22nd Bond installment to Columbia execs.

Haggis, who polished the script for Daniel Craig's blockbuster debut outing Casino Royale, worked on the Bond 22 first draft prepared by regular 007 scribes Neal Purvis and Robet Wade.

Recently, Haggis said he headed to Italy to complete work on the script in a timezone away from Hollywood distractions.

The looming strike, which has producers across Hollywood nervous, are reportedly receiving multiple drafts of the same script with variations in scenes and endings in order to cover a project's potential demands.

Paramount in fact has asked for three different scripts from three different writers for "G.I. Joe," and will perhaps combine the best parts from each one. Those involved in the novel tri-partite draft effort are Stuart Beattie ("30 Days of Night"), John Lee Hancock ("The Alamo") and the writing team of Brian Koppelman and David Levien ("The Winter of Frankie Machine").

Some projects may turn to their acting talent to step in and do minor touch-up jobs.

Thanks to `Mr.E` for the alert.

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