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By all means refer to Madeleine and Blofeld but that's it.
Give Daniel the freedom to just go out there after a new villain,with no baggage.
Wishful thinking I know.
I very much agree. Probably isn't going to happen indeed.
My ideal outline for B25 would be: standalone mission, small roles for the Scooby gang, globe trotting (and use the locations), no extensive colour grading like in SP, return of Felix (Wright), humour done like in CR, not another 'serious' relationship for Bond and a soundtrack that's a bit more melodic in comparison to recent entries and interpret the Bond theme a bit more.
Needless to say: gunbarrel at the start, but I doubt that will be a problem this time.
Stranger things have happened !!
But it would have to be filmed quickly after B25,which I cant see happening.
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I just don't see the point. If they wanted to go stand alone why not go for a proper fresh start instead of bringing back the guy who so far has only done four continuity heavy movies. Would a stand alone film at the end not feel tacked on after SP tried to convince us that his era was one epic saga leading to him facing Blofeld?
Craig is back, Blofeld is alive, he's just gone off into the sunset after quitting MI6. There's only one route they can take imo and while I agree it's a bit boring and played out, if they do it well and go the YOLT route with it I won't be complaining.
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Wise words @peter. I agree with everything in your statement.
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Agreed. As you've noted before, they've acknowledged his aging during his timeline, unlike with prior Bonds (excluding NSNA). It's most likely going to be a follow on story, even if they push the timeline forward somewhat to allow them to dispense with some worthless characters.
Do you think there's trouble behind the scenes? It happened before with Dalton I suppose.
At the present time, he is James Bond.
I think he was forced to do that talk show appearance because of all the rumours. It was almost that if he left it any longer to say something he was de facto gone any way, so his hand was forced.
Nothing is certain until they start filming.
The way news has been handled doesn't suggest EON has a strong grasp of this film.
Nothing is a sure thing until the distributor gets on board and these guys get into pre-production.
I do think, @Getafix, that DC DOES genuinely want to come back, and, as bondjames suspects: he wants to come back for a reason (personally I think he knows that SP did not turn out the way he wanted, and wants to solidify his legacy/interpretation; and yes, I suspect it will be Loganesque).
More than likely, DC will do a fifth and final film. I just wouldn't be surprised if plans were suddenly de-railed...
I highly doubt Craig was forced to do anything - he doesn't strike me as a man who gets pushed into anything. He showed huge enthusiasm when he announced his return to Bond on the Talk Show. A deal has obviously been locked down (or as good as) with him or else he would not have made such a public and definite statement.
Bond 25 is moving towards pre-production next year. Several associates and friends of mine who have a long history of working on Bond since TND are already preparing, if they are asked and their schedule is free, to join Bond again. Gassner has already revealed he is back for Production Design duties. Bond 25 is steadily advancing.
Agreed. Most likely it's him again. We'll be able to tell if he starts getting in shape.
Why would plans suddenly be derailed? Eon have announced the release date. Announced Craig is back. Scripting is happening and has been for months. HOD's like Dennis Gassner are being lined up. Eon are seriously talking to directors - and possibly in the process of locking a deal with a director. A distribution deal is very likely being signed off, if it hasn't been secured already.
You're right, there are a lot of moving pieces in play. Anything that goes awry and causes a delay beyond 2019 immediately chucks Craig's participation into doubt, and he isn't one to quietly acquiesce. Interesting theory you have there.
Of course Babs and Co would have to sign off on any changes in direction.
But, and this is all highly improbable, and stupidly speculative on my part, BUT, if a candidate has a strong vision for change, one that would benefit this franchise; changes that were much larger than Craig-as-Bond-for-one-more-go-around, would/could Babs pull the trigger?
Although DC made the announcement (I was happy he did, by the way), and I'm convinced he is signed (he wouldn't have announced otherwise), there is still a weird feeling of nothing is set in stone...
Funding for studio pics (and even low budget independent films) is, broadly speaking, a combination of production company investment (R&D, script, budgeting etc. to get things up on their feet), studio (like MGM/Sony), distribution (like Sony and whoever does Bond 25) and international pre-sales ( MGs - minium guarantees of a payments from territory to territory including pre-sales to TV, digital, Pay-Per-View, BluRay/DVD distribution etc. ) guaranteed sales which can be borrowed against and entice other investors along with UK and international tax credits (depending on the locations determines the level of the tax credits) and commercial or private investments plus product placement which can be worth many millions for a film like Bond. So the money / budget comes together over time as each deal is secured. That's a very basic model. Eon obviously have very good and long established relationships with financiers etc.
Yes, if, for example, Warners get Bond, then we can imagine they'll want their say, but Eon are bloody strong willed and don't take crap from anyone.
The distributor deal has taken far longer than any of us thought it would. There's a reason for that I would think.
Distribution deals are very complex and do take time, even an independent film which I'm currently involved with - budgeted at $4 million - is taking time - about 7 months now - to close the deal with a very good and established LA based Sales Company who will handle international distribution and selling to most territories except the UK which will be a separate deal thru the UK sales company. So I suspect Eon are deep into a deal now, but these deals take time.
I believe your the first person to use the title For Queen and Country.
Sounds like a lot of productions in the film industry! There are often spanners in the works, nature of the business.
I didn't mean forced at gun point, just that he was probably advised (and sensed himself) that anticipation and interest was turning to malignant rumour and boredom. 'Will he, won't he' speculation can only be sustained so long before it takes on a negative vibe.
I think he said on that show that the decision he would return had been taken a while back, and perhaps he and EON would have preferred to announce this along with the director etc at a later date. But the length of time that had elapsed since SP and the time still to go before production starts meant they had to act sooner.
As others have remarked, announcing this on a late night US chat show is not probably what most would have expected, suggesting there was a bit of last minute improvisation and pressure to act.