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Nothing to back this up. Just a feeling, but it will be all down to EON's choice of successor,story & director. They have to get it right.
James Bond the character is bulletproof right now. Much more than for many years, and Craig & the team have to be given credit for that.
Of course if they screw up on story/director/tone, then the right choice of actor means nothing. BvS is evidence of this.
Also, the locations have been at times stunning. If Bond 25 looked like that it'd be off to a good start.
EoN are a little too concerned with mass appeal for my liking... it may harm the decision making process re. the choice of successor.
I hope it doesn't, but this demographic of 10-25yr olds is such a big influencer of studio choices, it's scary.
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has been appointed BAFTA’s vp for film. Her appointment follows Greg Dyke coming on-board at BAFTA’s vp for TV. Previous vps for film include Duncan Kenworthy and Lord Puttnam. BAFTA can appoint up to three vps, in film, television and games, for a term of up to six years.
“I am passionate about BAFTA’s role in educating, inspiring and celebrating generations of British film-makers,” said Broccoli. “I am therefore honoured to accept the role of BAFTA’s Vice President for Film”.
“I am delighted that Barbara Broccoli, one of the most illustrious and respected people in the contemporary film industry, will be joining BAFTA as our Vice President for Film,” said BAFTA chair Anne Morrison. “With her connections on both sides of the Atlantic, Barbara is well placed to be a brilliant ambassador for BAFTA and I know we’ll benefit hugely from her experience and wisdom over the next few years. With Greg Dyke announced recently as our Television Vice President, we are in good hands for the future.”
Barbara Broccoli and brother Michael G Wilson own EON Productions and have produced the last eight Bond films together including Skyfall and Spectre. They also exec produced Corinna Villari-McFarlane’s A Silent Storm starring Damian Lewis and Andrea Riseborough and Tom Browne’s Radiator starring Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones and Daniel Cerqueira. EON Productions recently announced a creative alliance with Cove Pictures, a joint venture with Smuggler Inc and Red Arrow Entertainment, to develop a number of television shows for the international market.
Broccoli has also co-produced a number of stage productions including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, A Steady Rain and Chariots Of Fire. She has Othello at the New York Theatre Workshop starring David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig to be directed by Sam Gold coming up in December 2016.
Didn't realise she was involved with the production of Othello that DC is doing, maybe she can be having words in his ear about doing Bond 25 whilst work on Othello takes place.
Craig's casting was left field. I don' recall the media - print and online - promoting Craig and Bond forums weren't raving about the guy's potential. If history can repeat itself then it won't be Elba, Turner, Stevens or Hiddleston. Having said that, I can sort of see why B Broccoli might favour Hiddleston. As much as I hate to use this word... Hiddleston might be the 'safe' candidate. He's a bit, I dunno, middle-of-the-road, perhaps. Beige Bond! ;))
I actually believe Hiddleston would make a fine Bond. I´m a Craig fan but there´s no point in replacing Craig with a clone. Hiddleston would be a different kind of Bond and I think we need that after Craig...
But of course I want Daniel to do his fifth.
Indeed.
Agreed too. Although I like to think Smith was just a poor taste in music.
Hopefully the tepid (to say the least) reaction to that film will help to focus EON's thinking when they come round to replacing Craig and reconceptualize the Bond world after his run. Scale it back, and don't attempt to pander to a fickle demographic that could turn on you if you don't execute well imho.
Like Batman, Bond has generations of loyal fans and arguably that older (and perhaps more demanding of quality) generation will hopefully hold some sway with their thinking.
"Hey bruv, looks like a distributor of James Bond is announced?"
"What is it bruv"
Spoilers: "DISNEY"
I have never wanted Hiddleston as Bond and that has not changed.
Aidan Turner is definitely an ok Bond option for me.
I think BB production of Othello got Craig's involvement in Othello.
I don't think any bearing on Bond either way except to suggest there isn't a riff there.
SP would be the perfect closure for his tenure that's for sure.
From Arts Beat:
In a telephone interview from Amsterdam, where he is directing a production of “The Glass Menagerie,” (in Dutch, which he does not speak), Mr. Gold said that Mr. Craig had sought him out after seeing a play that he directed and that the two have been talking and seeking a project on which to collaborate for some time. Mr. Gold said he reached out to Mr. Oyelowo through a friend; the actors read the play together and the project took off.
“I’ve been wanting to do Shakespeare for a long time — it’s what started me as a director — and I’ve almost done Shakespeare a number of times in the past few years, but it hasn’t worked out,” Mr. Gold said. “Finally, the right thing came together.”
He said he had chosen “Othello” because it interested the actors and him.
I didn't mind his performance but it was the one I least like, it does at least to me look like he's bored and going through the motions and cheesy oneliners are not Craig's forte.
Dead pan oneliners yes but that doesn't time fly line was atrotious.
Exactly. I did really like Specter, but the only place I can see it going from here is an OHMSS remake (whether or not it's officially called an OHMSS remake), which I don't want. I also don't want to see Hiddleston as Bond.
Sorry, old chap, I know I strafed away from the topic, but I did want to make my point with the current protagonists aimed at the youngsters. A 21st century Hollywood protagonist characterization doesn't really suit Bond, if at all. Sure, make him fit in the modern world, but also keep his relic-like personality as well, like the use of vocabulary, witty one liners, puns and quips (not all too comically, no. Connery style), he should be felt as if he's an old soul. That's what I want in Bond as a character.
Needless to say I loved that :))
Possibly why I dislike it like I do, SPECTRE wanted to be old school Bond but Craig's Bond just doesn't suit that.
I'm sure they could have lightened his approach up a tad but it felt like they just edged his character far too much far too quick.
I know some wanted him to become like this but it needs to be done gradually, considering it was like a sequel to SF it felt like a totally different interpretation in SP.
He deserves one more because the villain was left alive. If Bond would have killed him at the end then Craig's retirement would be more justifiable. With Blofeld alive, it sets up a compelling story for a sequel, then Craig can retire. I want so bad to see Craig and Waltz do one more together.
I know I am biased. Craig is my favorite actor to play Bond thus far, and for that I don't want to see him leave the role.
Yes ...and BB is producing it. Either way that's cool.
SP has its weaknesses--it occasionally veers from homage into outright appropriation, the London conclusion is fairly generic, and the film in general is less than the sum of its parts--but DC's performance is not among them. I liked him in SP every bit as much as in his three previous Bonds.
I agree with this. I was disappointed by the movie and felt that the ending was a bit rushed, but it is an ending and it works as such. Bond found his happy ending with Madeleine, as far away as possible from MI6, SPECTRE and Blofeld. That's perfect, IMO.
Now they should cast Michael Fassbender and move on with new stories.