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Haha, Bond will get an underwater car before he marries!
Wait a minute...
I'm willing to guess that Babs knows so much more about filmmaking, B25, the pitfalls and the goals, global acceptance, and more, so much more, than the entire Mi6- Hq community combined.
No matter what, Bond, like diamonds, are forever. Babs knows that more than anyone.
To use an American baseball comparison, Babs was born on third base. That doesn't mean she hit a triple.
Her father experienced actual failure (The Trials of Oscar Wilde, being banished from the MGM lot, etc.), to the point of sharing a cheap hotel room with a rat. Barbara Broccoli *never* experienced the same level of desperation, gloom, etc. that her father did.
Rings true. He'd never left the role mentally. If he had he'd have made it public a long time ago. He was just haunted by the slash the wrists line and probably burnt slightly if the creative issues with Mendes are true.
How do you know we ain't already?
To be fair 'Barabra' Broccoli hasn't produced any films.
Can't agree with that. The fact she is Cubby's daughter and was brought up within the industry and therefore had good schooling makes her 100% more qualified to produce movies than even the most switched on forum member.
She also spoke about the characters in that film (based on a true story) more passionately than she's ever spoken about Bond. She has other interests beyond Bond. Cubby was more Bond focused imho.
I'd like to see more of a hands on approach by her for the next one (and less for Craig) quite frankly. B25 will be his last, and she should get more hands on in order to prepare for succession.
On that basis, we just bring up our kids within the idustry that their parents work in and they become 100% qualified. If only HR could use this method rather then spend millions trying to find decent staff.
Her experience/back ground gives her insight. But that does not equate to "100% qualified"
Vitriol - just exactly why I came over to the Bond 25 thread.
Barbara Broccoli is awesome, no need for all this ranting and raving. The level of negativity on this forum is oustanding, all of you go and play on a video game or something and chill out.
Charming !
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I 100% agree with you. On LTK Barbara (at just 27/28) was tasked with coordinating the very complex tanker chase and she did it superbly - she really earned respect and proved her worth. She's a very intelligent lady, and she can be tough when it is required, but she is also very charming and good humoured. Some folk on this forum underestimate her and also do not seem to comprehend how much experience and leadership are needed to produce films on the scale of Bond. It's an immensely demanding job. Whatever one might think of the films she's produced, the fact remains that under her control (with MGW) the Bond films (after over 50 years) have continued to draw huge audiences world-wide, massive media interest, and make big bucks - that is no mean feat.
Agree also. She's a fine producer.
Blimey, @Dennison -- you agree with me!!! Lol
Have I disagreed with you in the past?
What in the leaks (which I've never read) leads you to this statement?
Once again I was simply answering the following - " It's obvious that a LARGE percentage of people regularly posting here would be better at producing Bond movies than Barbara Broccoli & co. ".
So, that suggests 51% or more of forum members here would be better at producing Bond movies than BB or MW.
All I said was that she grew up in the industry and learnt from the best. Which makes her better equipped than the unnamed 51% at producing Bond movies. I will stand by my own use of a percentage.
I've read them all.
12 MAY 2014: "It's a mess." - Sony Pictures EVP Elizabeth Cantillon on the script
16 JUNE 2014: "2nd Unit – start Austria in December; Main Unit – starts in UK for 2 weeks, and then hiatus, and then Austria in January; Rough plan would have main unit going to Rome, with 2nd Unit following. Main unit back to UK for interiors; Main unit to Tangiers and other location (what WAS diamond mines – may have changed). Wrap photography end of June for a 20 week post production." - Peter Oillataguerre (Exec VP at MGM)
04 JULY 2014: "There is something wrong with this movie. It doesn't want to come together" - Amy Pascal
14 JULY 2014: "I'm really worried." - Sam Mendes to Amy Pascal
These are just a few snippets. From these e-mails it's clear as day that in the summer of 2014, one and a half years after the peremiere of Skyfall they still didn't have a script that was anywhere near finished/acceptable. Not only that, but at the same time they were already making arrangements related to filming. No competent producer would have allowed this mess to happen.
04 JULY 2014: "There is something wrong with this movie. It doesn't want to come together" - Amy Pascal
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Understatement. However she called it imho. Pity she's not involved any more.