Sam Mendes

Skyfall is the highest grossing James Bond movie ever with over $1 billion in global ticket sales, so, obviously, the producers want to bottle whatever happened in that movie and hope for lightning to strike again. This includes having Sam Mendes back to shepherd the project. But due to his other obligations, like his theatrical productions, he won't be able to take on Bond 24, even if he wanted to.

Sections:  movies   
Topics:  billion   james bond   james bond 24   sam mendes   skyfall   
RELATED ARTICLES
  • Bill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaires
    World's richest man got richer with $79. billion in 2015. More
  • US medicine spending shows rare dip
    Total U.S. spending on prescription medicines declined last year, a first in more than half a century. The dip was 1 percent, to $325.8 billion — a 3.5 percent drop after accounting for population growth and economic expansion, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. More
  • Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion
    According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. More
  • US casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012
    Things are looking up for most of the nation’s commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America’s nontribal casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an increase of 4.8 percent over 2011. More
  • YouTube Claims Victory Over TV - Battle Won With One Billion Visitors Per Month
    With more than one billion unique visitors every month, YouTube asserted last night that the battle between television and the online video giant is over. YouTube claimed victory with six billion views per month. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited Mark Mahaney's estimates, a stock analyst at RBC Capital Markets,  that YouTube generated about $4 billion in revenue in 2012, up from $2.5 billion in 2011. More
BING NEWS:
  • Sean Connery Movies: James Bond Was Only the Beginning
    Upon giving up James Bond for the first time, Sean starred with Brigitte Bardot in the western film Shalako. Brigitte plays the Countess Irina Lazaar, who finds herself alone in dangerous Apache ...
    04/23/2024 - 9:39 pm | View Link
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson avoids James Bond question in awkward red carpet moment
    Taylor-Johnson was asked whether he ever gets "sick of being asked about Bond" by AP during a red carpet last night (April 22) for his new movie The Fall Guy. Related: Who might *actually* be the new ...
    04/23/2024 - 5:30 am | View Link
  • 5-ish Things on AI: Fake James Bond Trailer Goes Viral, an Inside Look at Secretive Training Data
    Editors' note: CNET used an AI engine to help create several dozen stories, which are labeled accordingly. The note you're reading is attached to articles that deal substantively with the topic of AI ...
    04/22/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
  • All 25 James Bond movies, ranked according to IMDb rating
    We rank all 25 James Bond movies according to IMDb ratings & share the reason behind our ranking. Which Bond movie do you think is the best?
    04/20/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Leonardo DiCaprio nearly starred in Batman V Superman! Oscar winner met with producers for iconic villain role
    Leonardo DiCaprio almost starred as an iconic supervillain in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) despite previously telling Timothee Chalamet to stay away from superhero movies. The 49-year-old actor ...
    04/18/2024 - 8:15 am | View Link
  • More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Movies News