Dench Signs On As M in Next Bond

Judi Dench told MI6 that she would be returning as MI6 boss M in JAMES BOND 23.

Judi Dench told MI6 that she would be returning as MI6 boss M in JAMES BOND 23. She joins Daniel Craig who returns as 007. AMERICAN BEAUTY director Sam Mendes is helming the latest installment, which was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. Production will start by year's end with the film arriving in theaters on November 9, 2012.