Is the new James Bond Movie to be based off Carte Blanche?

A news report from Serbia about a Serbian chick who is playing cello in the movie stated that the movie will be about the new James Bond novel Carte Blanche. At first I was like “what how would a cellost (person who plays cello?) Know this?”

But then I started to think about it and it actually made sense and no worries the fact she is playing music in the movie had no affect on my thought process.

Let’s look at some facts we already know.

--The new James Bond book is located in Serbia, India, and South Africa. What we know now from interviews with producers and director Sam Mendes

--We know from news reports that the producers have asked permission to film a big car chase in Serbia…in the book, Carte Blanche, there is a big car chase scene in Serbia

--Then we know the producers have been seeking India's approval to film a dangerous action sequence on a train. In the book, the big opening scene is a big train crash.

--Another portion of the book has scenes in the location of South Africa, and producers have asked permission to film there, and received it. No details yet on which scenes will be filmed there.

--You might be thinking but Carte Blanche isn’t a sequel to Casino Royal and Quantum of Solace so how can this book relate to the set story line? The answer is that Producer Barbara Broccoli has said that the series "will go on to other different stories from now on."

I get how some people doubt this news because the source material isn’t an Ian Fleming original but Jeffery Deaver (writer of Carte Blanche) was chosen by the Fleming family to write this version and Deaver is a renowned author.

So it makes some sense to me that Hollywood would look for a more “modern” story to go along with a more “modern” audience. Also Hollywood is all about the now. They would have more opportunities of making money off a book that came out this summer more than one that came out twenty summers ago.

But on the other hand there are some reports that it’s going to be titled “Property of a Lady” or “Red Sky at Night”. So I guess all of this is speculation till the producer or director comes out and says “hey it’s going to be called….”

Regardless the “set” release date is November 2012 and filming to start shooting sometime this year.