Connery's spy flick is back on track

Sean Connery has settled a £10million lawsuit against a Hollywood company which dropped him from a spy film.

The two parties came to an "amicable resolution" said a joint statement from the actor and production company.

The James Bond star had sued Mandalay Pictures and chairman Peter Guber over the spy film End Game in which Connery was to play a CIA agent.

"The resolution includes a dismissal of Connery's lawsuit, as well as Mandalay's countersuit and withdrawal of all allegations of fraud," said the statement. "Connery and producing partner Rhonda Tollefson will continue to develop the project as a starring vehicle for Connery."

The actor, who says he was promised £10 million to play the role, had claimed Mandalay could not finance the big-budget film but had "strung him along for two years".