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I agree about the first half of that, but I find it hard to believe he could be so burnt out etc. that he'd need some sort of delay. The only movies he has done in past few years are SF and SP. I understand big productions are exhausting, but still. How many months does an actor need to rest after a big movie before being able to work again? It can't be that hard. I respect acting as work (unlike some people), and of course it can be exhausting, but having several months off should be enough to re-charge batteries in any line of work, surely - and most people couldn't do that even if they needed/wanted to.
If he's done with the role, okay, then he leaves, but if he wants to continue he can't possibly need huge amounts of time off. It makes no sense to me why he would - who else does? He can either do smaller projects (movies, tv, theatre) in between Bond films, or just spend time with his family 24/7 if he chooses to. It's been quite a long time already since SP to just take time off - I do count the promotional campaign, too, of course, but it's been months since that finished, too.
Therefore I agree with GL. He wouldn't delay the production. No reason why he would.
Time off? He's about to play Iago and then do a long stint in a TV series.
Yes, I know. He has had time off since SP, though, and doing other projects is normal. It's what actors do. My point was that why would he need extra time off to delay Bond production? To me that makes no sense at all.
I think delay is studio and financing not Craig. Maybe some artistic flux. Maybe legal. Maybe all that holding Craig making decision.
In short, I just don't see how he could be causing delay in production.
I hope so. I don't know what exactly is taking so long, they did promise to have all this wrapped up by now. I agree with you that the distributor business is what is holding up proceedings, and why EON cannot commit to anything in the press. They are caught between a rock and a hard place at the moment.
If i make an appointment with MGM to pick a new distributor, that'll be great if do.
EON need to get it together a bit, I do believe the studio fallout will be the nail for Craigs coffin.
Yeah, usually in the past when there has been this much media speculation, it has ended up being true. Would have been nice for Craig to have been in at least one more Bond flick - a gritty, fairly dark, but not necessarily down to earth spy thriller with good character movement.
That statement explains this entire whiny thread in a nutshell. It's a never-ending game of "Pretend You're EON and Daniel and Actually Know What is Going on Behind Closed Doors." I've been tempted on numerous times just to stop reading this thread, because the amount of times I've been impressed by level-headed arguments and the relative discourse of this discussion pale in comparison to how much I regularly want to bash my head off the table nearest me until the incessant moaning goes away.
This current situation is why media and how people consume media can be so poisonous. People will believe everything if you tie it in a pretty bow and serve it to them on a platter. Many here bemoaning Dan's exit aren't this bad, obviously, but others aren't far from the margin.
I've never had one moment where I actually thought Dan was done as Bond, no matter how many of these stories flood the media. Some copy and paste articles aren't suddenly going to cause me to worry, especially when they say nothing new. This kind of thing (reports of Dan leaving) get drummed up every time there's a stretch of time between Bond films. And worse enough, comments that he made with obvious frivolity (wrist-slashing) are taken and misconstrued as truth by media outlets who should know better than that (not the Daily Mail's of the world, of course, but upstanding and reputable sources of news).
For me, this "news" changes literally nothing. I can see a future where Bond 25 is coming out, with Dan at the helm once again.
Couldn't have said it better myself. This armchair producing and blind assumptions of how EON or Dan are thinking is quite baffling and rather silly. This whole thread could be summed up in this one video. ;)
The last three for me! so many dumbed down non theories that have no substance.
This thread mirrors everything wrong with modern media and it's regurgitation of pure and utter rubbish. Then we have the fools who take it as gospel and the few level headed ones are left feeling in the minority.
"I know, let's take this headline from this reputable sorce and swear by it. I must also repeat my self over and over and add the fact that daniel craig is no longer 007 anymore because he said he'd rather slash his wrists than continue"
Sane humans know that comment was said in jest and sane humans know not to take even social media as gospel, when they feel the need to promote that daniel craig has quit. Thick , lazy arse sheep who have no logic or facts and can't form an opinion of their own.
A B25 production thread of 175 pages when we know sweet FA about the production of the next film!
DC has made exactly two films since 2012: SF and SP. So I'm not sure how you calculated his worth outside of the Bond franchise (unless, of course, you're counting his sell-out shows in NY?).
Otherwise, like RDJ as Iron Man, DC is money in the bank as 007.
i felt like this for a very long time about this thread, i don't even know why i keep reading
100% in agreement. It looks like ppl are so frustrated that they need to lash out at somebody, so they lash out at the face of the franchise. Must be his fault. He's not giving them the decision.
I would imagine that his decision will not be made until he sees a finished draft, as I also imagine that EON are working with an army of lawyers re: any offers they're getting for future distributors.
Not assuming. Several interviews etc. Plus they made SP. Remember that?
Bang on the money. And as you say: cut n paste articles. That's all this was. As I have repeated: no legit film publication (DEADLINE, HR, VARIETY) mentioned DC's offer to him and departure. Not one. You'd think that a changing of the guard in the 007 world would be big entertainment news. But not one of them even made a whisper.
I see some of the comments as tasteless wish fantasies, that's all.
I think he just has other things in his life as well. I don't think Daniel Craig spends his free time twiddling his thumbs and spending all his time on a film franchise forum wondering what's gonna happen next. Seriously, do people not have anything else going on in their own lives that they need to fill it up complaining about EON, MGW, BB and DC as if the Bond franchise is something they own, or as if it's the most important thing in the world? Come on people.
Let me rephrase.. I believe BB doesn't...
Other posters have had the same thought/fear yet y'all attack me?
BB knows what she's doing - a real gem of a producer.
When it becomes necessary to come on here and piss on the opinions of others just because you don't agree with them, and to ascribe motives to them, then it's perhaps time for you to take a break from this site imho.
This is a discussion forum. People discuss. That's the nature of it. One can propose a counter argument, but I think it's nonsensical to try to shut down discussion by shaming those having the discussion, just because it doesn't fit one's world view.
At the present time, we have no legitimate news. All we have is rumour. Everything is up in the air. If people want to discuss that rumour until some concrete news comes along, I say go right ahead.
If some have a problem with it, there are dedicated appreciation threads on here (including one for Daniel Craig) where you can comfort yourselves.
Maybe so. Time will tell.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/23/could-gillian-anderson-be-the-next-james-bond-actress-tweets-moc/