NEAL PURVIS & ROBERT WADE - SCREENPLAY: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade had their first success in 1991 with the screenplay of the controversial screen drama Let Him Have It, a true story about the killing of a policeman. The critically acclaimed film, directed by Peter Medak, was screened for Parliament and played a part in Derek Bentley's eventual posthumous pardon.
They have since worked in a variety of genres with screenplays including The Wasp Factory, an adaptation of Iain Banks' novel for director Stephen Daldry, Plunkett & Macleane and Grid Iron for Working Title.
Between writing James Bond films The World Is Not Enough and 2002's Die Another Day, they worked on The Italian Job starring Mark Wahlberg and Edward Norton and Johnny English starring Rowan Atkinson and John Malkovich. They recently wrote and co-produced Return to Sender for director Bille August and performed the same duties on Stoned for director Stephen Woolley.
They recently developed a thriller set in the contemporary art scene to star Michael Douglas, for his own Furthur Films, as well as writing the screenplay Jinx for director Stephen Frears. They are already at work on the next James Bond film.







