Sam Mendes has resumed talks with the producers of the James Bond films about the possibility of directing the next in the series, the BBC understands.

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Maybe it will work for long enough to justify the expense, making the Star Wars series into a newfangled James Bond-type series where we just get another fantastic adventure every time out.

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The long-running TV series has been narrated by the likes of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan -- not bad for an unassuming kid's show whose setting is based on the windy and remote Isle of Man, which floats between Scotland and Northern Ireland in the middle of the Irish Sea.

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The carriage announcement proves a much-needed boost for the fledgling movie channel, which offers access to more than 15, 000 films, including the Tyler Perry and James Bond franchises, as well as original series on multiple platforms.

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When the series began in the early 1960s Sean Connery as James Bond smoked frequently.

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His arrangement of Monty Norman's James Bond theme led to him composing scores for 11 films in the series, among them Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice.

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