▁Mich ell ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Richard ▁Curt is ▁to ▁direct ▁his ▁script ▁Not ting ▁Hill . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁box ▁office ▁hit ▁Ch anging ▁L anes ▁st arring ▁Ben ▁Aff le ck ▁and ▁Samuel ▁L . ▁Jackson . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁directed ▁The ▁Mother , ▁written ▁by ▁Han if ▁K ure ishi ▁and ▁st arring ▁Daniel ▁Craig . ▁Craig ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁Mich ell ' s ▁next ▁film , ▁End uring ▁Love ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Ian ▁Mc E wan ' s ▁novel . ▁Mich ell ▁then ▁directed ▁Peter ▁O ' To ole ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ' s ▁Ven us , ▁again ▁written ▁by ▁K ure ishi . ▁ ▁Mich ell ▁was ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Craig ▁yet ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁direct ▁the ▁James ▁Bond ▁film ▁Quant um ▁of ▁Sol ace , ▁but ▁these ▁tal ks ▁fell ▁through ▁due ▁to ▁" cre ative ▁differences ". ▁Mich ell ▁later ▁expanded ▁that ▁he ▁reached ▁" ti pping ▁point " ▁with ▁produ cers ▁Barbara ▁Bro cc oli ▁and ▁Michael ▁G ▁Wilson ▁who ▁were ▁" des perate " ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁script , ▁which ▁" fre aked " ▁Mich ell ▁out ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁eventually ▁put ▁the ▁film ▁back ▁a ▁year ▁with ▁Marc ▁For ster ▁at ▁the ▁hel m