007第23部見眉目 主角檔期忙恐難定

Creditors have officially approved the MGM restructuring plan that will put Spyglass Entertainment in charge of the studio, getting it moving once again. MGM will no longer be a distributor, but a working studio, which now puts James Bond 23 on the auction block and closer to an actual start date. Here is the official announcement from MGM:

"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. ('MGM') today announced that the secured lenders voting in the Company's solicitation process have overwhelmingly approved its proposed plan of reorganization ('Plan'). MGM will now move expeditiously to implement that Plan, which will dramatically reduce its debt load and put the Company in a strong position to execute its business strategy. MGM is appreciative of the lenders' support."

昔日影壇風光無限米高梅公司重組計劃已獲得批准，電影公司將由望遠鏡娛樂公司( Spyglass Entertainment )掌舵再次出發。而MGM也將不會在作爲電影電影發行公司，而僅僅是一個製作公司。這使得第二十三部《007詹姆斯-邦德》電影問世日期更加具體化。

　　It has been speculated by varying sources that with MGM back up and running, Sony Entertainment, the company that distributed the last two 007 adventures Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, will announce their take over of the franchise. Deadline, on the other hand, tend to believe that James Bond 23 may go to Paramount, as they have a very close relationship with Spyglass and are currently working with them to produce Star Trek 2.

據稱，索尼影業極有可能負責新一集的電影的發行工作，之前，他們也負責了最近兩部《007》電影的分銷職責。與此同時，與望遠鏡娛樂關係交好的派拉蒙影業也有可能擔當發行公司，目前，這兩屆公司正聯手拍攝《星際迷航2》。

James Bond 23 may still be quite a ways away from actually happening, as star Daniel Craig is commited to three chapters in the Millennium Trilogy, starting with the currently in-production The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. There is currently no talk of hiring someone else to play James Bond, but if Craig is to reprise the role a third time, we still won't see James Bond 23 until 2014 at the earliest.

不過另一個因素也影響着最新一集《007》的計劃，主演“詹姆斯-邦德”丹尼爾-克雷格全心投入於演出《千禧年三部曲》，而其中的《龍文身的女孩》正在緊張拍攝中。而目前電影公司也沒有遴選新一任007的打算，若果丹尼爾三度出演這一角色，電影至少得等到2014年才能上映。