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I must've missed that. I've no doubt all of that was said under frustration due to being quizzed on the future after having just wrapped shooting on SP, but still, it was said.
Everything I have now read, via the leaks, shows that this was an obvious perfect storm-- and no one on the production side is entirely innocent; from Sony (although they did have some quite astute players who were calling out problems in early drafts-- that still exist in the finished film), to EoN allowing (as @RC7 has already said), giving carte blanche to a director (who was involved in all those early draft blunders that made it into the finished film)...
I think they know that their $880 million was a dodged bullet.
As a producer, to jump right back in the fray, IMHO, would have been reckless. It would have been rushed. It would not have been an organic answer to the problems of SP. It would have been a panicked reaction.
As a producer, I would want the dust to settle and, yes, since Bond is forever, I'd give enough time for people to forget, and then climb back on the strong horse.
And yes, perhaps this was a perfect time to re-cast-- but from what I'm hearing (and as @RC7 also said), all options were considered, but the decision was, at the time, and currently still is: Dan was the safest bet.
He has stated that this role has given him so much money that he can now take care of his family for quite some time. It's on google.
For better or worse, they will now have to sleep in it.
Once the dust finally settles on B25 about a year after release, we will know if it was worth it or not (and it's not just about that film, but rather how it tees up the future and what comes afterwards, at least for us long term fans).
However, these choices weren't seen as viable alternatives to the incumbent.
Perhaps this is why DC took a while to announce his return... Perhaps... and this is a little guess on my part: DC was one foot in the door and one foot out. He has a good working relationship with Babs, and she asks him to hold off on making anything official-- if she finds the next 007 he's good to go, but, if she doesn't, would he consider one more turn in the role (and changes would have to be made to also sweeten the pot (and no, it's not about $$, it's about making a better film and also, of course, a showcase for him))...
Once again, as I've been hearing more and more, and @RC7 has already stated: Babs is an astute producer, and, although she loves DC (as she obviously loves Dalton), she would make the switch if she, and EoN, thought it was wise to do so.
Something about this whole thing doesn't quite add up for me though. It really hasn't since August 2017. These recent changes that we've heard about (at MGM and with Boyle) are more in line with what I was expecting. I don't think we've heard the last of it either. Stay tuned for more surprises imho.
Plus craig and winslet have a bit of history they played lovers in a Disney film from 1995 called a kid in king arthur's castle they were very young and way before they became famous
You may be right, and I won't dispute the idea that changes MAY be afoot, but, a re-cast, in this moment of time, is the very last thing on the agenda.
Because he didn't want to become known as "The Fit Bond".
There's more going on than we have been told, as we continue to learn as time progresses.
Irrespective of what happens, let them get this film out and then we can see whether it has been worth it, after the dust settles of course (we will have the customary euphoria here at the start, as always).
Good comparison. Considering Craig will be exceeding Roger's 12 year time frame, it's almost like if Roger had only done LALD, TMWTGG, MR, OP then TLD.
@RC7-- yes, oh goD yes-- he's sarcastic. I never, ever, ever, at any point thought that DC was ever serious during wrist-slash-gate, nor most other things he says (including that his wife has cozy thoughts for Colbert).
Then again-- my parents were fresh off the boat Brits. I'm first generation Canadian. All my summers were spent back in Essex (with all those Essex girls-- thanks be to Essex, an easy place to lose one's virginity), so I get the humour, and never understood the seriousness of these comments.
I'm reading a draft for The Living Daylights. Maibaum and Wilson initially envisioned one key element directly tying into previous movies. Continuity, in other words. It didn't work out that way, but it likely had more to do with actor availability.
To be clear, it's not Marvel-like continuity. But it's very much like continuity between, say, Dr. No and From Russia With Love.
A minority viewpoint. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, sometimes.
Also, the average film goer has no idea of Craig's creative involvement-- outside of being 007. The average customer doesn't give a flying F. They have no idea he was a co-producer on the last film, since they're not reading the names on the credits. And even if they did know, they don't care since they don't know what that credit even means.
Koskov originally framed Gogol in the earlier drafts of the script.
http://bit.ly/2rjbfr3
And sometimes, out of sight leads to out of mind and something/someone new is desired.
Connery was paid unfairly for most of his run, and he was around during Bond mania, where Bond was like the Beatles in popularity. Connery asked for more money to return because he felt he finally he had some power to do so. I think he gave most of his salary for DAF to charity anyway.
I don't think so. I suspect he already has more money than he needs. I think he is reluctant to say goodbye. he's ended up enjoying 'being Bond' despite himself
would have been a massive shame if we'd never got OP. DAF and AVTAK I could live without but they add to the overall richness of the series
Not saying there can’t be more than 5. Just saying I think generally I think it may be a good number. But perhaps that’s just too assumptive.
A question to those who are on the "dont worry, worth wating for quality etc". Is there a point when the length of delay does harm the franchise? Surely, there has to be a figure?