, has been tapped to direct James Bond's next adventure. The German-born Forster will direct the untitled 22nd Bond film from a script he and Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis will develop from a draft by previous Bond collaborators Neil Purvis and Robert Wade. As previously announced, actor Daniel Craig, who made his debut as the super spy in , will return with a license to kill in the upcoming movie, slated for release in November 2008.
Haggis, Purvis and Wade also shared screenwriting credits on , which grossed nearly $US600 million at worldwide box offices to rank as the most successful film in the storied movie franchise based on the books by British spy novelist Ian Fleming. Veteran Bond film producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are teaming up again on the latest picture, which will be released jointly by Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Forster's eclectic mix of directorial work ranges from critically acclaimed, character-driven dramas like and , which earned Halle Berry an Oscar for best actress, to Will Ferrell comedy , has been tapped to direct James Bond's next adventure.
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