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Dalton’s era would have run into 2000 if he’d hung around as long as Craig.
Bond is supposed to be pop entertainment (with a dash of knowing wit) not arthouse cinema. There is a benefit in cranking them out to a schedule with a regular team. Three years would be just about acceptable.
Yeah, with better, more committed producers like the ones for Star Wars and marvel, there would be captains helming this ship, but as of now it’s just an aimless scramble. Maybe they can’t get a film out every two years, and that’s fair. But more than 3 years is laziness on the Part of the producers
Bond 25 is becoming like a mirage which disseappears the closer you get. It's really too long to knock out a Bond film, and those involved deserve to be held accountable.
I hope we can leave this snail pace behind once Craig is out of the picture.
Though, I believe Boyle will direct both the musical and Bond by the end of 2019. It’s really not unprecedented to make two films very quickly, especially for veteran filmmakers like Danny Boyle. For example:
Steven Spielberg regularly shoots two films and releases them concurrently:
2017: The Post / Ready Player One
2015: Bridge of Spies / The BFG
2011: Tintin / War Horse
2005: Munich / War of the Worlds
1997: Amistad / Jurassic Park 2
1993: Jurassic Park / Schlinder’s List
Furthermore, people like Ridley Scott make two films a year regularly. Last year he did Alien: Covenant and All the Money in the World. The former came out in May 2017 and be hadn’t even started shooting the latter when Alien opened.
David Yates directed both Fantastic Beasts and Tarzan in 2016. Both were mega-budget films as well.
Furthermore, in 2011/2012 Boyle worked on three projects concurrently:
1. 2012 Opening Ceremony
2. Frankenstein at the national
3. Filmed Trance and edited after the Olympics.
The opening ceremony was his big project, but he was allowed two sabbaticals and decided to make two different projects between.
He has form in this area.
We’re fine.
I'm lost completely. The only thing there seems to be a lot of, is inertia. It can't be that hard to settle on a title, and then announce it to start the flow of information (EDIT: they don't even have a script yet, do they?). It's just an observation, but the production of the films has gotten very lackadaisical. It used to be a well oiled machine.
And it's steadily getting worse....it's coming up to 3 years since SP was released and,apart from Craig announcing his return we have,basically,nothing.
I have mixed feelings about saying this but the Bond franchise may be better suited if Disney had MGM's 50 percent stake. Some Star Wars fans have disliked the approach Disney has taken with that franchise - The Last Jedi has its haters (!) - but Disney is a very efficient studio in terms of getting product out on time. James Bond deserves better than MGM. All credit to the MGM for Bond's past success but times move on and the franchise needs a more solvent, reliable studio. I'm sure Disney wouldn't hang around for any director. They'd just sign another director and get the film out on time.
5 years for a final Craig Bond film ?
Don't even bother.
If you are taking 5 years then use that time to bring a new 007 in and start afresh.
This is all so old and stale now,i'm beginning to shrug and 'whatever' about the whole thing.
If Craig had some arrangement by which he gets paid a percentage of his fee even if he doesn't make the film, I guess recasting for Bond 25 isn't so far fetched. If there is an issue regarding Boyle's availability then hire another director and use another script? I don't think the franchise should be dependent on one director. If there are other undisclosed reasons why the film may be delayed, fair enough. There may be more to this 'rumour' than we know.
According to the last THR report yeah, they've got his deal locked up. just waiting on EON to announce
Thanks for the info!
And please just get back to Bond being given a mission and off he goes, we don't need his backstory, connections to villains, navel-gazing secret agents, etc.
Set up. Briefing. Mission. Gets the Girl.
Rant over…for the time-being.
Yes, it's not because of Boyle, and is more likely on account of the potential sale of MGM, if that ever goes anywhere.
As far as I'm aware there is nothing locked up. There is no international distributor and there is no formal director. Boyle and Craig have both said 'let's see' or words to that effect. Things are still in motion and haven't been locked as far as I'm aware, although they are still leaning towards Nov 2019 with Boyle.
That was exceptional at the time,and,even though he would do another film,he had to sign up for more,which we all know he turned down.
Now its the norm,4-5 years between films,and Craig only needs to turn up for 1 more,unlike Tim.
Pathetic,it really is,
They need to be careful they don't lose their young fan base,there are plenty of other,newer heroes out there in other series of films.
Having said that, do you really want him back for one more after B25 given how he's aging? I wouldn't. So it's ok with me if B25 is his final film. I just wish they'd get on with it, even though I can appreciate that a lot is outside their control.
Sadly, the break that everyone wanted has created even more uncertainty because times have moved on. If they had just jumped right into B25 after SP they may have been able to get this film done sooner and out the door. Same if they had moved forward with the earlier 'proposed' two parter for SP and B25.
Regarding the young fans, I think they've already lost quite a few. The competitive landscape has changed considerably over the past four to five years. They will have to find a niche and rebuild. Best to go back to one's roots and start from there imho (focus on the base), like how they did with CR and GE.
I think Dalton and you are kidding yourself if you believe that he had any choice of staying Bond. Doesn’t matter how long or how many movies.
Of course they have. M:I films and other franchises attract the younger audiences much more than Bond. I don't go to the cinema (much) anymore, but when I did, the majority of the audiences were 40+ year olds for the Bond films, and 15-40 year olds for other action films.