Scenes from new Bond film to be filmed in Austria

Parts of the next James Bond film, starring British actor Daniel Craig, pictured in 2007, will be filmed in Bregenz, western Austria, on the edge of Lake Constance, said a Swiss production company. [Agencies]

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

Swiss production company Unicorn Media announced it was recruiting 1,500 extras for opera scenes set on a floating theatre, a characteristically glamorous backdrop for the spy franchise.

Unicorn Media passed applications on to British director Marc Forster's London team, which will in turn choose the extras -- set to earn 60 euros (88 dollars) per day -- said Leonhard Gmur, a representative from the company.

The filming, which began January 3 in London, will move to Bregenz between April 29 and May 10.

Craig, playing agent 007 for the second time, will he confront an enemy played by French actor Mathieu Amalric, currently winning rave reviews for his performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

The 22nd James Bond, the title of which has not yet been released, is set to open November 7, 2008, in theatres around the world.