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There are many examples of other successful films who haven t.
As for gaps in time between films, we made it okay before with a 6 year gap and got GE, which is an excellent Bond film and Pierce was exactly right for that time. I also like Pierce a lot as Bond anyway, but just saying this is an example of perfect casting, script, and attitude to match what was sorely needed for this franchise to continue successfully. I think 6 years is really tough to wait through, though, and I hope we never have more than a 4 year gap. I see this series surviving, though, for sure.
And to wrap up, just to say I think Craig is a great Bond, right for this period, and I am very happy he will finish with Bond 25. I really want him to go out on a high note. To leave after Spectre would have felt jarring as it left us dangling with Blofeld. The powers that be may well barely have Blofeld in the next one, but they will have to do something to show plausible continuity, and that can be done in various ways. I'm just happy with Craig's tenure, very much so, and the best news I've had on Bond 25 is that Craig is returning.
I’d be very into this, personally. Would love to see a film as close as reasonably possible to it’s novel.
Me personally i definitly do not want a period Bond movie. That would be Eon throwing any modern day relevance out the window that they have been working on for 50+ years. And make no mistakes, if its not Flemings source material being adapted, nothing will ever be good enough, especially for the fanboys. You would have to make something out of thin air that could match Fleming. Half a dozen continuation authors could not satisfy the fans so all of a sudden a Movie could? Its such a risky idea with next to no payoff. And the mainstream will reject it straight away, why would they even care?
As a few others have said, I think Bond should remain current. He should remain ahead of the curve rather than backward looking. A cultural provocateur.
Just give me something as fresh as GE for the next iteration, in every way, and I'll be very happy. By that I mean a contemporary reimagination of the character which fits with the times but still looks to the future. This time around though, I want them to follow through properly with the remaining films after the debut, which I don't believe they did last time around. Whether that requires a plan or whatever, just get it right next time please.
They can do whatever they want with B25.
James Bond is Today.
Agree. A period piece would only have worked if we didn't have 60+ years with Bond already.
It would feel contrived and desperate to pull back Bond to these days.
The radio-plays seem to be the best way (apart from reading the novels), to experience Fleming...
I can foresee the possibility of, say a 20 year gap between B25 and B26. As we wind up in the late 2030's or even 2040's with B25 still being the most recent outing, we will be inching closer to the 100th anniversary of the CASINO ROYALE novel.
By then the world will have changed substantially and a period Bond to re-introduce the character to the next generation may seem a wonderful idea.
This, but only as TV films or series. Theatrical films should stay contemporary.
I don’t see the connection.
Period Bond won’t happen, primarily because it’s a sh*t idea.
And whats the answer?
I am, by the way, just playing the devil's advocate here because I myself don't necessarily crave a period piece Bond. I think it would have potential, for example outside the movie medium, but I'd just happily stick to the current model if I had anything to say about it.
Exactly! For all the moaning some people do around here about how the character is no longer who he is, taking Bond back to the cold war era is the crowning jewel of all of that; taking Bond into the wrong direction. Bond is NOT a period piece character and comparisons to Cap and wonder Woman are misguided. Their origins are rooted in a bygone era but are characters that exists in the here and now. Bond isn't immortal and nor was he suspended in animation from the cold war and reawakened in contemporary times. The producers need to get people who are talented enough to write good and entertaining contemporary stories. Running backwards to the cold war won't save Bond from issues the films have been suffering from on a fundamental level.
After what we've been through with the reboot and the continuity questions that have been raised by it, I just would prefer if they don't do a theatrical period piece. I'd be ok with something in a different unconnected medium (tv or streaming only).
There was a time that Bond beat to its own tune when it came to continuity. It was very loose & that enabled creative flexibility. I believe that is why it survived for so long. During the Brosnan era we never saw Felix or Blofeld, and the series felt current and progressive. By reintroducing Blofeld, the series has stumbled over its own continuity for the man, which was established many years back during the Connery era (right down to the scar).
It's made it seem like any other run of the mill 'time contained' series, which may require a hard reboot in the future in order to move forward. To a degree, I think that's why we have a delay in recasting too. I think they feel boxed in by what they have sown.
So I'd just prefer they stay away from anything which could lead to further confusion regarding timelines and so on, in the context of the entire canon.
Yeah exactly, a 60s period piece is a bad idea imo.
I'd be up for a 50s period piece adapting the books, but as a seperate TV series or something. The films should move forward like they always have done.
It gets harder with tech but there are ways to balance it. I thought the first Kingsman did that well. They had to actually investigate the bad guy because he kept everything down on pen and paper because "nobody can hack into that shit". And then at the end the only way to stop him was by actually going to the base and killing him because he had that hand scanner thing so they couldn't just hack the machine. So there are ways around it.
Agreed. Thankfully, I’m 99.9% certain EON would never do it, but I’m not so sure those who may look to acquire the property (I don’t believe this is remotely close to happening) would feel the same. Hence why, for me, a competent EON is my preference. While they aren’t perfect, I sincerely believe a shift in IP ownership would be catastrophic. Perhaps not in the short term, but certainly long term.