James Bond in film approach" with the score. Jack White of The White Stripes and Alicia Keys collaborated on "Another Way to Die", the first Bond music duet. The production of "Skyfall" was suspended throughout 2010 because of MGM's financial troubles. Eon resumed pre-production following MGM's exit from bankruptcy on 21 December 2010 and in January 2011 the film was given official approval, with production scheduled to start in late 2011. The film's budget is estimated to be between $150 million and $200 million, compared to the $200 million spent on "Quantum of Solace". "Skyfall" was directed by Sam Mendes, who first signed on
Sam Mendes and Miles Anderson as Bill Sikes. Mendes, Pryce and Dexter received Olivier Award nominations for their work on "Oliver!". He has also directed productions of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", Stephen Sondheim's "Company" (which had the first ever African American Bobby), Alan Bennett's "Habeas Corpus" and his farewell duo of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night", which transferred to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 2003 Mendes directed a revival of the musical "Gypsy". Originally, he planned to stage this production in London's West End with an eventual Broadway transfer, but when negotiations fell through, he brought it to New