MGM and Eon Productions have announced a release date of November 9th, 2012 for the next James Bond film [JB23] that will pick up the story after Quantum of Solace. Daniel Craig [DCRAI] returns as the British secret agent 007. Sam Mendes [SMEND] will direct from a screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. MGM recently emerged from bankruptcy with the heads of Spyglass Entertainment taking control of the studio.