Sam Mendes is apparently up for directing Bond 23, the latest outing for the character played by Daniel Craig. The theory goes that Mr Mendes won't be allowed to mess with the genre formula, even though his Hollywood reputation is one of having a free hand to tell stories in his own way.
If Sam is cast in the Geoff and Patricia mould playing against a Peter Mandelson-Barbara Broccoli eminence grise/producer puppetmaster, then Sam will be directing a traditional Bond and Peter will be greeting the breakway duo with a 'Ah, Mr Hoon, Mrs Hewitt, I've been expecting you', before offering them both martinis 'shaken, not stirred' and laced with cyanide.
This close before a General Election, I can't see Labour ditching M.
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