James Bond Screenwriters Purvis & Wade to take on International Action Thriller

As you all know Bond 23 is currently in limbo, but screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade who wrote Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale have found a new film project to work on.

They've been hired by Parkes MacDonald/Imagenation to write an original action thriller based on an idea from Michael Lieber and Walter Parkes, who are also going to produce the film. 

Here's a little rundown of the story:

The film takes place among the nomadic Taureg tribes of West Africa, an area rich with uranium that has become a focal point for both energy companies and terrorist states. An American anthropologist is thrust Into this geopolitical mess when he must travel back to the Sahara to help a former research subject who has been accused of a terrorist attack.

Parkes had this to say about the project:

At its heart, this is an action movie set within a world that is morally complex, alluring and completely real -- which is why Robert and Neal, whose work spans James Bond to John Le Carre, are uniquely suited to bring a project like this to life.

Sounds like it could be an interesting film, it's definitely got some strong talent behind it. Parkes has produced films such as Dinner For Schmucks, Sweeny Todd, The Kite Runner, The Lookout, The Terminal, Catch me if you Can, Road to Perdition, and several other great films. So chances are this is going to end up being a very solid film with some great talent behind it's production.