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Officially, he has not announced it, but it is obvious that he will retire because of his age. In fact, EON's most recent film after “No Time To Die” only Barbara is listed as producer. And for the upcoming “Othello”, Michael will also not be a producer.
Michael G Wilson is 82 years old. How old will he be when Bond 26 goes into production??
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From the IMDbPro page for Bond 26:
Bond 26 (2026)
Action | Adventure | Crime
Filmmakers
5 filmmakers
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Writer (1)
Ian Fleming (I)
Writer (characters)
Known for Casino Royale (2006)
Producers (3)
Barbara Broccoli (I)
Producer
Known for Skyfall (2012)
Gregg Wilson (II)
Associate Producer
Known for Die Another Day (2002)
Michael G. Wilson (I)
Producer
Known for Licence to Kill (1989)
MGW’s name is on every bit of scraps out there for B26(?!!)
Is that to do with how much more complex it is to make major big budget films now with all the CGI etc. than it was in the past?
I think it's due to a number of factors: big franchise movies are more and more expensive, casting is costly, especially returning cast, getting new original ideas is tricky, especially if you have limited source material that has already been used, etc.
If anyone else *screamed* at their co-workers like Bale did, he would have been fired.
Lumping all of these other actors in with him is unfair to them.
It still amazes me that everyone just stayed quiet and let him have his tantrum. Where was the authority on that set? Not with the director or 1st AD clearly.
Can you share that with a screenshot?? Please.
You want MCG to tell Batman off?
I imagine Mike will play a similar role on Bond 26 that Cubby did on Goldeneye, and we'll transition to Babs and Gregg serving as the main partnership moving forward. That's just my thoughts.
I mean, he's 82 and the next film after Bond 26 is likely still 7 or 8 years away. Hard to see how he'll still be working by that point, beyond chipping in with the odd bit of advice.
Sure, pls send me the steps in how to upload a screenshot onto this site and I'll post it (I always screw this up).
Thanks
T H A N K Y O U
The only encouraging thing here is that film production is scheduled for 2026.
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You’re welcome.
Just don’t take that date literally. It’s somewhat of a guesstimate.
Broccoli is working on Othello as we speak. It is planned to shoot next year.
When this is complete we will get far more news on Bond moving into 2026 (with, I strongly believe), a release in 2027.
https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/1830024187085512818
The shot with ATJ in front of Theo James makes ATJ look small (or Theo James look huge). I didn't think their size difference was that pronounced.
Yeah, that's odd. For my money, ATJ can bulk up all he wants, Theo James still looks and sounds more like Bond to me. And has more presence.
Does he have a past ? What's more - what's in his future ?
Considering his actual wife is 13 years older than Eva, no, I don't think she is too old for him, lol.
https://filmstories.co.uk/news/inspector-lynley-mysteries-new-television-series-in-the-works-at-britbox/
https://deadline.com/2024/07/inspector-lynley-mysteries-series-britbox-bbc-studios-playground-entertainment-1236021286/
Also, when Christian Bale had his tantrum on the set of Terminator Salvation, no one reacted because the director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, the guy he yelled at, had been overwhelmed by the project and had not really acted in a responsible way until then. He was, for instance, constantly fiddling with the lighting, even when the cast would ask him for a couple of minutes to focus. He was director McG's pick, and McG showed no authority on the set (while it was his responsibility), hence the incident.
Since 2009, Hurlbut has worked with McG a couple of times, and his other "high-profile" gig was the Need for Speed movie. Most of his recent stuff has gone direct to streaming, and it's now that he's making something of a comeback, as he handled photography for The Perfect Couple, the miniseries directed by Susanne Bier (who's mentioned from time to time, due to her work on The Night Manager, as a potential Bond director) and starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Eve Hewson, which Netflix will release in three days.
I posted those screen shots, but said to be weary of the 2026 release date (I believe that year will be a year of announcements, with shooting to begin in early 2027 and a release date later that year).
I posted the IMDBPro page because @Informe_James_Bond believed that MGW was not a part of the producing team for B26, and I mentioned he had been listed as such on this page.
But I stated to take the 2026 release date with a grain of salt.
Quite bizarre to see they’re doing Lynley again.