It has just enjoyed one of the most successful installments of its 50 year run. So it will come as no surprise to fans that studio bosses have confirmed a 24th James Bond movie will hit cinemas within the next three years.

Daniel Craig, 45, will pull on his tuxedo once again, as he has already signed up to appear as the secret agent in two more films.

MGM is currently developing the screenplay film, which will be a follow-up to critical and commercial smash Skyfall.

The studio's chairman and CEO Gary Barber said the studio hopes to announce a director in the near future, following Sam Mendes decision to move on to fresh pastures..

He said: "We are very excited about the franchise, we look forward to announcing a director soon. We are currently developing the screenplay and working with our partners. We look forward to developing the script soon and signing a director. We are hoping within the next three years it will be released."

Sam recently confirmed he won't direct the next Bond film because of his busy schedule.

He said: "Directing 'Skyfall' was one of the best experiences of my professional life."

滬江娛樂快訊：由丹尼爾·克雷格主演的第23部《007》取得了自007系列電影問世50年以來的最高票房成績，全球票房超過11億美元。因此，米高梅公司決定繼續(xù)拍攝下一部《007》，并預(yù)計該影片將在三年內(nèi)登上大熒幕。

米高梅電影公司的CEO加里·鮑伯在接受采訪時說，“很高興我們擁有該電影的制作權(quán)。我們期待能夠盡快宣布該片的導(dǎo)演。目前我們正同合作伙伴一起商討新的劇本。”

《大破天幕殺機(jī)》的導(dǎo)演薩姆·門德斯已確定將不再執(zhí)導(dǎo)下一部邦德電影，因?yàn)樗€有許多其它的拍攝合約在身。但是，他表示，執(zhí)導(dǎo)《天幕殺機(jī)》的經(jīng)歷是他職業(yè)生涯中最寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)之一。