Drew McWeeny of HitFlix commented that Mendes has not signed the dotted line and is only in talks. He says even if Mendes does sign -- and the sale of MGM takes longer than anticipated -- he could very well walk. So we'll see, I guess.
Considering how well Quantum did at the box office (bashers can harp all they like, but it was still one of if not the best-performing Bond of all time) I'd seriously doubt whoever buys MGM will pull the plug.
Alex
Nikki Finke has reported that Daniel Craig was stung by the criticisms of Quantum of Solace and pushed for Sam Mendes to be hired to right the ship from a creative point of view.
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