Have we seen the last of James Bond? It appears we have. In April it was announced production on Bond 23 was halted, then postponed and now it’s been dismantled, put away in a lead coffin, placed into a metaphorical rocket ship and blasted into oblivion. Total Film report MGM’s fiduciary troubles have sealed its fate.

After Martin Campbell’s efforts in re-calibrating Jimmy Bond for the post-Bourne generation, they followed it up with a naff sequel directed by Marc Foster. Martin Campbell will forever be known as ‘The Man Who Saved Bond Twice’. Writer Peter Morgan had been working hard on a script and rumors were circulating none other than Sam Mendes was to shout ‘action!’

Will we ever see Daniel Craig as 007? Don’t count on it, unless somebody saves the day. MGM have already managed to piss off film fans with causing delays to The Hobbit. Now they’ve notched another victim on their quest to fuck up productions.

You’d expect Bond to be killed off by Blofeld or The Man with the Golden Gun – not a film studio! Maybe Bond will be back, or interestingly, he’s gone for good. A quiet exit for a forty-odd cinema career that really showed no sign of a decrease in popularity. Bet Alan Partridge is gutted.