'James Bond: The Musical' is in the works
Executive producer Merry Saltzman has acknowledged that a James Bond musical has been given the green light.
The planned musical based on Ian Fleming's 007 spy already has novelist Dave Clarke and singer/songwriter Jay Henry Weisz signed up. The musical will have an original storyline, its own songs, and will be simply titled "James Bond: The Musical".
In an exclusive interview with Playbill, Saltzman explained "Production schedules and trial runs are still being worked out in anticipation of a late 2017-early 2018 opening." Casting has not yet started.
Saltzman's late father, Harry Saltzman, was the producer of nine Bond films, including "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever".
