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Ah, Mr. Bond, we've been waiting for you - and at last 007 is back, several years after his last screen adventure. Producers announced Thursday that filming has begun on "Skyfall," the delayed 23rd film in the series and Daniel Craig's third outing as the suave British superspy. Craig, who has brought a hard edge to his portrayal, told reporters that the movie, directed by Sam Mendes and shot in London, Scotland, Turkey and China, would be "Bond with a capital B."

Fittingly for the launch of the new authorized James Bond novel “Carte Blanche,” there was a luxury car, champagne on tap, crack British troops rappeling from the rafters and a long-legged girl on a vintage motorbike. The promotion of crime writer Jeffery Deaver’s book about 007 and his latest escapades, which hit shelves on Thursday, was more like Hollywood than the usually more low-key world of publishing.

James Bond is staying put with the studio that distributed his last two big-screen adventures. Sony Pictures has signed a deal with MGM to co-finance and distribute the 23rd film in the super-spy franchise, due in theaters Nov. 9, 2012. Daniel Craig will be back for the third time as British agent Bond.

James Bond film back on track, MGM confirms to EW; Sam Mendes still to direct, John Logan to write screenplay.

In the midst of complicated financial restructuring following their bankruptcy claim, MGM has issued plans for the future of their flagship James Bond franchise, reports Bloomberg .

The next, currently-untitled, Bond film is planned for November 2012 and the article claims that sequels will follow every other year.

The 23rd entry in the franchise, the film was originally set to star returning actor Daniel Craig as Bond with Sam Mendes attached to direct. Though it is very likely that Craig will still return, there is not yet a confirmation of Mendes' continued involvement.

Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, says it has filed for bankruptcy protection as the culmination of a long process to restructure its finances with the support of lenders.

Chill the vodka and dust off the martini glass. A new novel featuring the world's most famous secret agent is set to be published next year, nearly 60 years after the publication of "Casino Royale," the first book to feature 007.

The big-screen adventures of James Bond are on hold because of the financial woes of MGM, the studio that distributes the movies, producers said. The 23rd Bond film was in pre-production for a release next year.

Ursula Andress, Jane Seymour, Halle Berry -- they've got nothing on the newest Bond Girl. Nobody does it better than Kim Yu-na. The South Korean skater delighted fans and judges alike with a playfully sexy and sophisticated James Bond medley Tuesday night in the women's short program, shrugging off the enormous expectations that come with being the biggest favorite since Katarina Witt in...

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