
Daniel Craig is eager to return to the role but the 23rd movie is still unscheduled, but sources are suggesting a release sometime in 2011.
The news follows reports from the The Guardian that part of the film will be set in Afghanistan, as the screenwriters sought technical advice from a member of the Foreign Office's drug-busting team in the country who began acting as a consultant for the Bond franchise last summer.
The official involved, who has since left the Foreign Office and Afghanistan, is believed to have signed a confidentiality agreement with the filmmakers preventing any discussion of the project.