I'll move this to the Bond 23 section later.
This story can be found hereTimes of India
The buzz doing the rounds is that Sam Mendes' 'Bond 23' starring Daniel Craig might be shot in India.
Remember Roger Moore in "Octopussy" — the 13th James Bond film that had a fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leading him to India to uncover an international jewel smuggling operation?
The movie, which had Moore being assisted in his mission by Indian colleague Vijay Amritraj foiling Kabir Bedi's attempt to kill them while they raced through the Indian streets in an autorickshaw, was released in 1983. And now, the buzz is that the forthcoming Bond film, which has a working title of " Bond 23", might bring the British secret agent back in India again.
For those not in the loop yet, "Bond 23" will be directed by Sam Mendes, once married to Kate Winslet, and will have Daniel Craig play the secret agent. For "Bond 23", Mendes is supposed to work on a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. There have been rumours of Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes to be working in the film too.
In an interview, Dame Judi Dench had said that she would be playing M in the next Bond movie in November. Though she had said that she didn't know the location yet, she hoped that it would be somewhere nice. Now, the buzz doing the rounds is that the Bond makers are considering India as a location probable for shooting. Incidentally, Dame Judi Dench was in India last year to film John Madden's "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel".
Said an industry source, "It's at a nascent stage. Everything is being kept under wraps now. Permissions are being sought from the ministry. There have been talks about location scouting down the Konkan Railway line. If all goes well, the shoot might begin end of this year."
Meanwhile, former England cricketer Darren Gough had recently tweeted saying that on a first class flight to Johannesburg on April 6, Sam Mendes and Barbara Broccoli had told him that they would be scouting South Africa for locations of the next film. Tweeted Darren: "Virgin flight was fantastic Sat next to Sam mendes what a lovely bloke and Barbara broccoli James bond owner Can't wait for next film" (sic). It now remains to be seen whether it's South Africa or India that's next on Bond's itinerary. However, an announcement has already been made that the film will have a worldwide release on November 9, 2012.
