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Exactly. I was surprised at the pettiness from some people about what Boyle said. Do some people think Bond is real or what? If people are going to take offence to Boyle's comments I wonder how much it pains them when there are posters here and when other people out and out really have something negative to say about Bond.
"We're talking about real heroes instead of fictional heroes."
Getting bent out of shape over that is a clear sign of some growing up to do.
That being said, and about that comment made by Barbara, I do find her to be one of the most prolifically diplomatic people I've never had the pleasure of knowing personally. I'm really happy to have her at the helm of things. I do know she has her own agenda, but it's quite clear what that one is, she has a golden goose that still lays golden eggs and she understands her product better than many. So she's being what she has always been, smart. I say good for her.
It's not his project that made me feel like that but rather his remarks.
That's great! I'm so glad she finally said that.
Agree. I only hope they don't want a long break after Bond 25 – especially if the film is a huge success.
And thank God for that. Bond belongs right where it is, regardless of any difficulties it may have had.
If they want a female Bond then she’s there, all ready and waiting. Modesty Blaise.
If people really cared about gender equality in films, they wouldn't be banging on about gender swapping established characters. They would be supporting potential new female franchises like 'The Rhythm Section', and championing people in the industry like BB who are creating new opportunities for women and minorities.
Maybe this is the role for Idris Elba?
Nail on head-- thanks for a simply intelligent comment. And yes, BB is leading by example (championing and producing TRS). We've heard some vitriol tossed her way on these threads, which has always surprised me.
But what doesn't surprise me, whenever I read of BB, or hear her in an interview, is how intelligent and thoughtful a person she sounds.
I'm very happy that Bond is under her stewardship (and this is from a guy that wasn't a great lover of the Brosnan era; I may not have enjoyed these films as much, but I never doubted that BB, MGW and EoN knew what they were doing. I just was cognizant enough that this Bond interpretation wasn't to my personal liking, BUT, it was to the liking of millions around the world, and they answered the bell (over and over). They are savvy producers)!
A Modesty Blaise film would be fantastic, actually.
I didn't know that I "ignite"(d) this "defense" before, @DoctorNo !...
I am happy with BB's stewardship, yes. Even in times where I wasn't a fan of the films they were producing, I was never in doubt that EoN didn't know what they were doing-- they clearly did since they were making truck-loads of cash (which means people were going back time and again to see the films). I've been a fan long enough to know that there will always be a reinvention of some type. And I still went to the films on opening day.
And after almost 60 years, run by the same family, I'm cognizant enough to also see that they will experiment with their formula (if they didn't, the Bond films would have died a long time ago-- especially in the 80s where they were making less and less at the box-office).
So, what is your point?
Modesty Blaise is probably my favourite comic book character, and IMO a great opportunity for a film series. I'm wondering why no one tried to adapt it to film more seriously.
(sorry for the offtopic)
Nowadays, they'll go for the wrong direction and pull a reboot Tomb Raider on it by making Modesty a whiny teenager with mood swings and depression.
Some fifteen years ago, Elizabeth Hurley would've made a terrific Modesty Blaise.
Maybe she deserves her own thread here?
Nice to see this post. Babs knows what she's doing, and she's on record as saying that she and MGW have differing political views. I don't see her letting Bond become a political platform.
Some will say that making M a woman was "political," but that character was really inspired by the-then female head of MI6. (And by the way, Cubby had no problem tailoring the series to the times: look at XXX and Goodhead, who were clearly inspired by the women's liberation movement of the 1970s.)
Re: P&W: one thing Babs clearly learned from her father was loyalty. He kept hiring, say, Mankiewicz even when his efforts were, shall we say, arguably dodgy.
Babs and MGW have been producing this series for so long that they are kind of like politicians, or perhaps, diplomats for the Bond flame. Their answers about Bond being female, African, gay, are responses to provocative questions from the press, and they always answer these questions diplomatically.
They clearly don't want to turn off half of the potential audience. It really is about the golden goose, as Univex states.
The source material is there for using, so I can't see why it wouldn't work. If not for the big screen, then a TV series on one of the streaming services perhaps?
I do hope if they produce a Modesty Blaise film/series, they'll do it properly. Elizabeth Hurley would have been a fantastic 90's Modesty, just as she would have been a perfect Bond girl!
Can't see why not!
Very good points— in full agreement.
I believe you mean Stella Rimington, who was head of MI5, not MI6. 1992-1996. There hasn't been a female "C" yet.
I believe that Quentin Tarantino owns the character. If memory serves, he bought the rights ages ago, and produced a (decent, if forgettable) eastern-European film a while later to keep the rights alive.
Interesting. Knew he was involved in that film somehow, but didn't know he owns the rights. He should really take the advantage to do something with those rights!