Bond heads to Austria

Parts of the next James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig, will be filmed in Bregenz, western Austria, on the edge of Lake Constance, said a Swiss production company.

Unicorn Media announced it was recruiting 1500 extras for opera scenes set on a floating theatre, a characteristically glamorous backdrop for the spy franchise.

The filming, which began in early January in London, will move to Bregenz between April 29 and May 10. Craig, playing agent 007 for the second time, will confront an enemy played by French actor Mathieu Amalric.