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I first read that (all to quickly) as: «Since they're discussing the dates regarding Bond 25 and the new new Bond musical/comedy.»
Got nervous for a little second there!
A James Bond opera that I described above with all the contents was one of my worst nightmares. Now, it's a reality I'm afraid to say.
An opera?! But why?
And there's nothing they can do to stop this?
Many production companies have been developing films since at least then, but none of them have been materialized so far.
Damn. Guess anything can happen then. Operas, musicals, comedies. It'll be CR67 all over again, only without Sellers, Niven, Andress, etc.!
Haven't even heard about that book. What's the plot/synopsis?
What stuns me is what kind of morons are expected to watch it?
I haven't read the book itself, but judging by the stories' titles and synopsis they mostly sound like parodies.
It was anticipated to be a big hit with the February release. It simply exceeded expectations.
I've argued Eon should consider that approach. Although I've heard some fans counter that Eon should keep to A-list directors because Bond "deserves the respect."
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And if Eve hadn't listened to the serpent, we'd all be in Eden. I understand where people are coming from. But it has been more than 40 years since Saltzman sold his share of the franchise. Everybody knows what the situation is. It has been a given for decades.
This is how copyright *is supposed* to work. It was never intended to last forever. It was supposed to ensure the original creators were fairly compensated. Then, upon entering public domain, it could be reinterpreted all over the place.
What has happened is media companies have lobbied (in the U.S.) Congress for legislation extending copyright well beyond the lifespans of the original creators. And the media companies have been successful over and over again. Something similar has happened in other regions.
As for Bond, he'll survive the occasional opera in Canada or occasional collection of new stories. Who knows? Maybe the next collection of Bond stories in Canada will be by 007 lovers who have something new and interesting to say about the gentleman agent.
Well, I want to remain optimistic.
But: when are the milestones at which people start to feel concerned about missing November 2019? If you count backward from an opening in 18 months from now, what checkpoints does the team need to hit in order to be on pace?
It seems to me that within a few months they'd want to have a team and a script starting to coming together, anyway, and I'm not too optimistic there. It could also be that EON are simply playing things very close to the chest. I hope that's the case.
This sounds horrible! Read through the plots of five-six in that link (thank you for posting that one, @Walecs), and just stopped. It's incredible this gets published at all!