Production team in Panama finalising Bond 22 arrangements, shooting expected in early November

As MI6 revealed at the weekend, location scouts for the 22nd James Bond film visited Panama recently to consider it as a shooting venue that could possibly double for South America.

Local news reports now claim representatives are back in the country finalising agreements to host Daniel Craig's second outing as 007.

Exact lcoales are yet to be confirmed, but it is understood that the region of Provincia de Colón has been the focus of scouts due to its beautiful coastline.

If everything goes ahead, shooting is scheduled to start in early November, with 300 to 400 cast and crew members descending on the country in late October.

It is not known whether this November filming would include principal cast members. December 10th has been touted as the day the film 'lenses'.



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Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is considered to be wholly part of North America by most authorities, though some categorize it as a transcontinental nation connecting the north and south part of the Americas. It borders Costa Rica to the north-west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It is an international business center and is also a transit country. In Central America, it is the second most industrialized country, behind El Salvador.

Previous James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan shot on location in the country for "The Tailor of Panama" in 2001.

Thanks to `Silverfin07` for the alert.

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