Production on the new Bond film (#23) suspended INDEFINITELY?!

New Bond film suspended indefinitely

The next installment in the James Bond franchise has been suspended indefinitely due to the uncertainty over the future of movie studio MGM.

Daniel Craig was scheduled to reprise the 007 role for a third time in the 23rd Bond movie, which was scheduled for a 2011 or 2012 release date.

But filming has been thrown into chaos after the sale of famed media company MGM. The firm was put up for sale last year after falling millions of dollars in debt.

Producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have released a joint statement saying, "Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio, we have suspended development on Bond 23 indefinitely. We do not know when development will resume and do not have a date for the release of Bond 23."

Craig adds, "I have every confidence in Barbara and Michael's decision and look forward to production resuming as quickly as possible."

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I had not heard that MGM was having difficulties or was up for sale. Very sad and troubling. On the other hand, in many ways the film industry is behaving very much like the music industry: horrible business model more or less designed to fail in the digital age. Though I would hate to see MGM fail as they've made so many wonderful films for so many years, it would serve as a very big wake up call to the rest of the film industry and maybe the music industry. And said wake up call would probably be ignored and they'd hit the snooze button and continue on in business as usual mode.

Least Common Complaints About the New Ipad

by Billy Kimball April 26, 2010

· Too salty.
· Time-travel app does not automatically adjust for Julian calendar.
· When used as tanning bed, battery life is limited.
· Not rhino-proof.
· Salesperson in Apple Store not wearing ironic “jazzman” hat.
· Not available in soothing Harvest Gold color.
· Strange odor coming from husband while using iPad.
· For $499, I was expecting a few more sequins.
· No USB port for whatever it is that they do.
· The iBookstore ichthyology section includes almost nothing on lampreys.
· When used as murder weapon, oleophobic coating does not completely eliminate incriminating fingerprints.
· Copying document files requires installation of forty-dollar iCarbonCopy app.
· Virtual cupholder does not actually hold cups.
· Unwilling to buy anything from Apple ever since Steve Jobs killed my parents.
· Insufficient media coverage.
· Original iPad was good enough for Grandpa and it’s good enough for me.
· Upscaling makes porn unexpectedly upsetting.
· After owning a Kindle for three weeks, I have become deeply loyal to the brand.
· The virtual keyboard is too %&@#! hard to use.
· New York Herald Tribune not available online anyway.

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Remote control car + DSLR = photo safari!

I've been shooting for over 30 years now, and this is something that I would absolutely love to do. I'd want to add a streaming video camera so you could get at least some idea as to your composition before shooting.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/robotic-buggy-takes-stunning-photos-of-african-wildlife/