Work continues on 'The Girl Who Played With Fire'

Despite less than stellar returns at the box office for David Fincher's English-language adaptation of the best seller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," work continues on the film's sequel, "The Girl Who Played With Fire."

Entertainment Weekly quoted a source from Sony as stating, "['Dragon Tattoo'] continues to do strong business and nothing has changed with respect to development of the next book."

The sequel is targeting a 2013 release.

To date, the first film in the potential trilogy has grossed about $59 million at the domestic box office on a reported production budget of $90 million, though it has yet to open in most overseas markets.

According to EW's source, "development continues" on the sequel, which is expected to be released in late 2013. Screenwriter Steven Zaillian is working on the script although Fincher has yet to confirm he will return.

Stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig have already signed on for both sequels should they come to fruitition.

Tuesday was a good day for the film, as it picked up nominations for Producer of the Year from the Producers Guild and Best Art Direction for a Contemporary Film from the Art Directors Guild.

Train sequences delaying 'Bond 23'

Another major studio film is finding itself delayed, only instead of weather, the problem with the upcoming "Bond 23" is trains.

The last bond film hit theaters in 2008.

The Times of India is reporting that the railways have failed to give the production permission to block the track in Ahmedabad and Goa to film the sequences.

"Bond 23" is being directed by Sam Mendes ("American Beauty," "Road to Perdition," "Revolutionary Road") and will once again star Daniel Craig, who portrayed British secret agent James Bond in 2006's "Casino Royale" and 2008's "Quantum of Solace."

Filming on the "Bond 23" train sequences has been pushed back from this fall until early next year, but there's already talk about moving the production to South Africa to avoid additional delays.

The Times quotes Pravesh Sahni of India Take One Productions, who said:

This could be one of the biggest Hollywood movies shot in our country. Trains are the backbone of the film. We'll pay for the shooting and also mention Indian Railways in the credit line. The shooting was supposed to happen in October-November. Now, we've postponed it to January-February. For the past three months, we've been trying to get things in order. The film has Daniel Craig doing stunts on a freight train. While the Indian Railways has given us permission to shoot, I need to meet someone and explain how important it is for us to block two tracks for eight hours a day over five to six days. For the past 15 days, I've been trying to get someone to hear me out. South African authorities are waiting to provide everything that is required to support this movie. If we can't get this cooperation from India, the film will no longer be shot here.

 (Hat tip to Deadline)