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One option is they don't follow other franchises and end the film (as well as Craig's era) with Bond at sea in an orange dingy. I'd take that over the death of Bond.
Actually, if the films were on a consistent 2 year schedule, they could try an open ended cliffhanger finale. However, these days Eon seems to focus solely on one film at a time with no remote plans for a follow up until everyone is well rested (which takes years).
I've never seen THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, but in that photo Bale's hair looks like Michael Landon's on HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN.
Personally I think there's a ton of more ingenious new ideas to use. Brainwashed, amnesia, apparent death, all been use to death (pun intended). Time to use the little grey cells and think of something new.
I'm not making it personal at all, I don't know who you are. But if you believe that Bond is bisexual or you believe that he was hinted to be bisexual in any of the films, then yes, you are dumb.
Alright I'll bite again, even though your tone is not really worth my time. You made it personal as you directly addressed me, my username. So that's that. Regarding making Bond anything other than a white British male from his original descent, one could think that drastic changes could be made in the future, given the current climate (SJW is rampant, let alone the stuff that's happening in Hollywood to please 'everyone') and the things that have been said in interviews. Sometimes it seems people in general are making a mockery of Bond, whether a casual, a fan or a Bond frontrunner. Again, Fleming was very clear and to me personally that's holy. Personal remarks aren't appreciated and you zooming in on one point is beside the point. Bond shouldn't be made a mockery.
I've cited Red Sparrow a couple of times on this thread. That was one of my best theatre experiences this year, and it wasn't politically correct. Sure, it received a backlash, but I respect its artistic integrity.
The desire and pressure to have a massive hit only increases when they stay away for so long. The least successful films in the Craig era are CR and QoS, but many fans see these as his best. They were turned out within 2 years of one another and in combination made more money than SF did.
They may want to reconsider how they approach these things, and if some people need breaks, then maybe they should move on, whoever they may be (behind or in front of the camera).
Fleming's Bond was also a racist. Should we rail against EON for ignoring that part of Fleming's Bond just to please "everyone"?
I believe she said this on one of the CR documentaries.
The Bond of the movies is contemporary. Therefore, the character changes with the times, and overt racism, sexism, homophobia have gone the way of the dodo in civilized society...so unless Eon does a period piece, we're not likely to see those qualities on the silver screen again.
Most people were a bit racist back in the day, not only whites. It's all a matter of time and perspective, something a lot of people in this day and age tend to forget. Also, Bond his appearance and heritage are crystal clear. You really want to compare apples and oranges, or in this case Vodka Martini and Tequila?
EoN not racist, how about this then? Some people think otherwise, again time and perspective: https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2018/jun/11/james-bond-museum-sexism-racism-austrian-alps
Excerpt: "When it opens in July, 007 Elements, a new museum in the Austrian Alps dedicated entirely to James Bond, will exhibit all sorts of familiar mementoes from the career of the suave British superspy. What it won’t include, however, is anything from Bond’s history deemed offensive to 21st-century sensibilities. Neal Callow, the museum’s creative director, said that he and his colleagues “wanted to show the legacy of the films in a modern and PC way”. But a Bond retrospective that ignores his casual sexism and racism is a bit like the Natural History Museum without the fossils. "
Ludicrous in my opinion
While it perhaps pleased his fans and those of the novels, it has boxed them in and given them limited options in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Flexibility has been a key to this franchise's survival over the first 40 years. The way they approached things previously gave them more ability to change things up from time to time (whether it be tonally or otherwise, including actor switches).
While what they've been doing lately has been financially successful, it has created some limitations for the future and made it more likely that the next iteration could be controversial either way.
I'd go so far as to say it's been a bit selfish. Living for today at the expense of tomorrow. It makes sense if they plan to sell (in which case, why care?), but not otherwise.
A potential way out of this quagmire is to discredit things so much that the world longs for a reset just to be relieved of the constant behind the scenes theatrics. Ironically, events seem to be playing out that way, whether intended or not.
There's also a form of accretion that happens with each two-hour film. Where FRWL could reference DN and have it be believe, so could QoS have a photo of Le Chiffre. And it could take some small steps forward and hint at the CR organization.
But you get to GF and now they have a different Leiter and the continuity starts to slacken...similarly with SF which skips way ahead in time, with Bond now "over the hill." Don't even get me started on SP and its attempts to tie the previous films together...just poor writing.
I like continuity and nods to the past but after about two films, it all goes to hell...
I bloody well hope not. They've got bigger concerns go dedicate their time to, like finding a new director to start shooting this thing on time.
I'm just happy we'll never have Bond regarding Koreans as being lower than apes and that they should be "put in their place".
Might not be a bad idea in that. MI6 sends Bond to find who's responsible for a major incident, but the twist is that the villain was already killed by a rival criminal organization and we don't learn that until the end. Most of the movie is just Bond being sent off on a wild goose chase, becoming more desperate as the film plays out because a deadline was left behind by the villain. In his proceedings of investigating, he inadvertently gets involved with the rival criminal organization and has to avert them in his search for the main culprit. Of course, this would require a lot of clever writing involved to make the concept work.
I think it could potentially work, of course it will rail against "traditionalist" Bond fans that don't like that kind of meddling in formula, like how Dench's M turned out to be the leading actress instead of another traditional Bond girl.
(Preferably without the poisoned apple that is Daniel Craig).
Hear hear, Bazza.
Are you available to direct B25?
thank you old friend.
Nope...she is besotted with him.
At a moments notice buddy...i'm not losing my hero.
That will only give @barryt007 the opportunity to reintroduce Kara!
YES !!!! killed by a car in 5 seconds.....3 times !!
I wonder how you're going to sell that idea to EON! :))