Bond 22 filming to start January 4th, Daniel Craig confirms `another great script`

In another media interview on his PR tour for The Golden Compass, Daniel Craig has confirmed the start date for the 22nd James Bond film.

IESB: It�s been said that there have been more men on the moon than there have been James Bond. It�s a special place to be. Has that set in for you? And has it made the non-Bond parts more interesting for you?

DC: The story is not yet told as far as I am concerned so I don�t know. Let�s talk about this when I�ve done another two. Maybe this might not be so rosy. My plan is that I�ve got this next film and we�ve got to make a better one than last time. Because that is what we have to do. What it has given me a chance to do is to present me with more choices. But now, if I have time between Bond films, I want to do the films that interest me. And not necessarily getting a lot of people to see them. That�s the struggle. I mean, I produced or helped to produce the movie (�Flashbacks of a Fool�) basically by convincing people to put their hand in their pocket. But that process interests me. But trying to convince people to make a film about feelings and emotions and not necessarily huge explosions and sultry women is a little bit harder to do.

IESB: Has the screenplay for Bond 22 been completed?

DC: Yes, it�s finished.

IESB: Are you apprised of everything as it�s being written/outlined?

DC: Pretty much all the way. And if not, I am on the phone asking why (laughs). This time (for Bond 22) we�ve got Marc Forster on board. And we�ve also got Dennis Gassner, who is the designer from �The Golden Compass�, so there will be a change in the look and feel of the movie. Paul (Haggis) has put another great script in. So it�s just ours to fuck up. We�ve got to get on with it. And we have started. I�ve been pulled away to do this (interview). We�re in rehearsals now. We start (filming) January 4th.

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