Principal photography on Bond 22 starts today at Pinewood Studios

The long wait since Casino Royale hit the big screens is over! The 22nd James Bond film 'lensed' today - Wednesday 2nd January 2008 - at Pinewood Studios in England.

Variety confirms that shooting is nearly a month behind the original schedule, but the general release on 7th November is not at risk.

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 on January 2nd 2008 at Pinewood Studios (UK), and foreign locations to include Italy, Panama, Austria and Bolivia. Paul Haggis completed the script based on a first draft screenplay developed by regular scribes Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.

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. Mathieu Amalric and Anatole Taubman will play villains.

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Thanks to `Mr.E` for the alert.

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