No Time To Die: Production Diary

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  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    Does anyone know if Daniel Craig is at the BAFTAs?
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Someone mentioned a few pages back that he would be.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    The worst thing Bond 25 could do is take influence from MI 6.

    Bond 25 needs to do its own thing, Bond is much more than its action sequences. Remove the nut job psychotic Scientologists desire to nearly kill himself trying to top each subsequent stunt from those films and what have you got?

    Bond has always been more than that and Craig's Bond is far more complex and interesting than the holier than thou Ethan Hunt could ever be.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Someone mentioned a few pages back that he would be.

    I won't be surprised if he has skipped the carpet. Weisz has already walked it and doesn't seem to be with Craig. He probably wants to keep the focus on her and have everyone asking about James Bond.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    Shardlake wrote: »
    The worst thing Bond 25 could do is take influence from MI 6.

    Bond 25 needs to do its own thing, Bond is much more than its action sequences. Remove the nut job psychotic Scientologists desire to nearly kill himself trying to top each subsequent stunt from those films and what have you got?

    Bond has always been more than that and Craig's Bond is far more complex and interesting than the holier than thou Ethan Hunt could ever be.

    +1. Very well said!
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Shardlake wrote: »
    The worst thing Bond 25 could do is take influence from MI 6.

    Bond 25 needs to do its own thing, Bond is much more than its action sequences. Remove the nut job psychotic Scientologists desire to nearly kill himself trying to top each subsequent stunt from those films and what have you got?

    Bond has always been more than that and Craig's Bond is far more complex and interesting than the holier than thou Ethan Hunt could ever be.

    Still pretty entertaining action adventures that aim to be escapist fantasy and achieve that pretty well, imo.

    Yeah, Bond is certainly more complex than Hunt. Hunt is like Mad Max, a vessel through which the action unfolds. I don't think anyone has ever wanted Bond to be like Hunt; many just want a Bond film to leave you excited and thrilled walking out the door of the cinema and looking forward to what's coming next.

    People can hold Cruise's audacity in the stunt department against him all they want. But once you take your personal dislike of him out of the equation, the fact is.....it works.

    Nevertheless, I still don't think M:I-6 is going to be any sort of aesthetic influence on Bond 25.

    Saying that, it's a good job Bond is more than its action sequences because if it wasn't, the last ten years would have been very underwhelming indeed.
  • This thread sometimes gives me whiplash between those praising Fallout and those trashing it to hell and back.

    I still don't think it's wrong to expect impressive action or stunts from a Bond movie.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    Saying a Bond movie is more than action sequences obviously doesn't mean top notch action and stunts are not welcome.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    I still don't think it's wrong to expect impressive action or stunts from a Bond movie.

    Considering the series' history with creative and exciting stuntwork, you'd be right. There's no excuse for uninspired action, especially considering the massive budget of the last entry.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I still don't think it's wrong to expect impressive action or stunts from a Bond movie.

    Considering the series' history with creative and exciting stuntwork, you'd be right. There's no excuse for uninspired action, especially considering the massive budget of the last entry.
    +1
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
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    Rami Malek received best actor BAFTA for Bohemian Rhapsody.
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
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    For those of you who have read John Gardners "Role of Honour" and "Nobody Lives Forever", wouldn't it be interesting IF Rami Malek played Tamil Rahani?
    The young industrial magnate who took over SPECTRE from Blofeld and made it rise again, with more focus on being an actual terror unit and being more lethal.

    The premise of Nobody Lives Forever is that Rahani has placed a price on Bonds head, and he his being chased around Europe by SPECTRE and other baddies.

    Of course I don't find this to be a likely scenario for the obvious reasons, but the thought is quite tantalising. Especially with a plot where Bond is being chased and not the other way around!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Very good proposal!
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    MrBond wrote: »
    For those of you who have read John Gardners "Role of Honour" and "Nobody Lives Forever", wouldn't it be interesting IF Rami Malek played Tamil Rahani?
    The young industrial magnate who took over SPECTRE from Blofeld and made it rise again, with more focus on being an actual terror unit and being more lethal.

    The premise of Nobody Lives Forever is that Rahani has placed a price on Bonds head, and he his being chased around Europe by SPECTRE and other baddies.

    Of course I don't find this to be a likely scenario for the obvious reasons, but the thought is quite tantalising. Especially with a plot where Bond is being chased and not the other way around!

    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    MrBond wrote: »
    For those of you who have read John Gardners "Role of Honour" and "Nobody Lives Forever", wouldn't it be interesting IF Rami Malek played Tamil Rahani?
    The young industrial magnate who took over SPECTRE from Blofeld and made it rise again, with more focus on being an actual terror unit and being more lethal.

    The premise of Nobody Lives Forever is that Rahani has placed a price on Bonds head, and he his being chased around Europe by SPECTRE and other baddies.

    Of course I don't find this to be a likely scenario for the obvious reasons, but the thought is quite tantalising. Especially with a plot where Bond is being chased and not the other way around!

    Would rarely advocate anything from Gardner's Bond novels but this concept actually works pretty well.
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    matt_u wrote: »
    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

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    :-D
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    Rami Malek received best actor BAFTA for Bohemian Rhapsody.

    Woohoo! I really hope he is our next villain :D
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    matt_u wrote: »
    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

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    :-D

    Interesting retirement plan.

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  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    matt_u wrote: »
    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

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    :-D

    XD. Mads is back, we must deal with it. Who knows how she will be used, but Bond being chased would be a good concept to kickstart the movie. This way, also Mads would understand that she doesn’t have any choice in the end.
  • edited February 2019 Posts: 17,744
    matt_u wrote: »
    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

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    :-D

    Interesting retirement plan.

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    With all the strange continuity stuff in SP, why not bring Le Chiffre back, or his just as evil twin brother, out for revenge? :))
    matt_u wrote: »
    matt_u wrote: »
    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

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    :-D

    XD. Mads is back, we must deal with it. Who knows how she will be used, but Bond being chased would be a good concept to kickstart the movie. This way, also Mads would understand that she doesn’t have any choice in the end.

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    He's used a bit heavy makeup lately, but calling Mads a she is a bit much, isn't it? :-D

    To be serious, having Bond chased (at least at one point in the film) wouldn't be the worst idea. Haven't read the Gardner novels, so I don't know how many elements can be borrowed from them. As an example, it would make sense for Madeleine to reconsider her future with Bond should she be in danger being with him.
  • edited February 2019 Posts: 4,408
    Fukunaga at the BAFTAs.



    He looks a bit like Johnny Depp/Jack White. So...he's in London. So prep just be majorly underway and filming hopefully around the corner.

    Also, rather suspiciously, Rami Malek gave an interview where he spoke f moving to London soon...

  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    Fukunaga at the BAFTAs.Also, rather suspiciously, Rami Malek gave an interview where he spoke f moving to London soon...

    How exciting :) that look to the camera after he said it as well haha
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    Malek has likely been cast
  • DoctorNoDoctorNo USA-Maryland
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    That look was great... he knows how to be charming, interesting and apparently mischievous.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    matt_u wrote: »
    MrBond wrote: »
    For those of you who have read John Gardners "Role of Honour" and "Nobody Lives Forever", wouldn't it be interesting IF Rami Malek played Tamil Rahani?
    The young industrial magnate who took over SPECTRE from Blofeld and made it rise again, with more focus on being an actual terror unit and being more lethal.

    The premise of Nobody Lives Forever is that Rahani has placed a price on Bonds head, and he his being chased around Europe by SPECTRE and other baddies.

    Of course I don't find this to be a likely scenario for the obvious reasons, but the thought is quite tantalising. Especially with a plot where Bond is being chased and not the other way around!

    Actually that’s a pretty excellent proposal. It would fit with the idea of Bond being retired with Mads. Plus, if SP was about Bond choosing life, B25 would be about Bond being cursed with is “life” as an agent even if he doesn’t want to. Nice!

    It is one of Gardner's better plots, and if I recall correctly, it is all set in Europe, as Bond should be.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    MrBond wrote: »
    For those of you who have read John Gardners "Role of Honour" and "Nobody Lives Forever", wouldn't it be interesting IF Rami Malek played Tamil Rahani?
    The young industrial magnate who took over SPECTRE from Blofeld and made it rise again, with more focus on being an actual terror unit and being more lethal.

    The premise of Nobody Lives Forever is that Rahani has placed a price on Bonds head, and he his being chased around Europe by SPECTRE and other baddies.

    Of course I don't find this to be a likely scenario for the obvious reasons, but the thought is quite tantalising. Especially with a plot where Bond is being chased and not the other way around!

    Would rarely advocate anything from Gardner's Bond novels but this concept actually works pretty well.

    Would probably have to replace May with Madeleine, to have some possible emotional connection. Moneypenny could still be kidnapped though. May should be introduced for Bond 7.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    While I don't think the Gardner novels could ever be adapted fully to screen, I would love to see elements of his work be recognised on the big screen. I'm quite a big fan of the Union trilogy, and think there's a lot there that they could work with :)
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    While I don't think the Gardner novels could ever be adapted fully to screen, I would love to see elements of his work be recognised on the big screen. I'm quite a big fan of the Union trilogy, and think there's a lot there that they could work with :)

    Me too. They could film the Union trilogy back to back to back, and release it on a yearly basis.
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    At this point with all the hints we’ve gotten I’d guess Malek is in.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited February 2019 Posts: 5,970
    FoxRox wrote: »
    At this point with all the hints we’ve gotten I’d guess Malek is in.
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