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@peter, you´re arguing with the same guy who quotes uninformative speculation as real News.
@Panchito you´re unbelievable. You´re Hours late to the Party, and then you don´t even bother to take in the state of Affairs.
I'll let you work out who I'm talking about.
That does occasionally happen, but it's very rare these days. In most cases, cast and crew get the full script.
Yes, because by 'firing' Barbara Broccoli and throwing the series in the hands of money hungry outsiders with an agenda, who aren't a part of the Bond legacy, everything will be solved.
PP will get his Bond film "in time", whatever that means, and those outsiders will definitely re-hire an artistic director like Danny Boyle.
Come now, children. Time to grow up.
I do find it fascinating that people here tend to pick and choose the pieces of news they want to hear.
Rodrigo Perez from The Playlist, is the same reporter who announced that the start date had been pushed a month to accommodate Scott Z Burns to rewrite the script.
Now, Perez isn’t immune to hyperbole. He labelled Burns’ rewrite as an “overhaul” and Variety countered this claim by suggesting Eon were happy with CJF’s work. So I imagine Burns was bought on to polish.
Now Perez is reporting that Burns has left the film to complete another obligation and the script is unfinished. Word that Fiennes has yet to see a script is insignificant.
Perez suggests he’ll have “more soon”. So till then we wait and see. However, if you believed Perez on the Scott Z Burns update, I think there is little reason to not accept the majority of what he is claiming now.
Just my two cents
You can see that his second piece, about the "unfinished script," is 99% speculation based on his original scoop and an interview with Ralph Fiennes that aired on the BBC. Burns was always scheduled to direct his project after the four week window during which he could work on the script for Bond 25. That was part of the original deal, and I haven't learnt anything new by reading the piece.
And the other bit is that Fiennes isn't in the loop regarding his part or the shooting schedule. That's hardly news or worrying. His involvement is already secured. Fiennes is now being handsomely paid for being on a retainer. He isn't doing any location work. When they finalize a shooting schedule for the production at Pinewood, he'll get his pages, and that's basically it.
It could be that Perez was very lucky about the delay and Scott Burns story, but he hasn't received any other input on the production. Hence this follow-up piece that poses as insider stuff but is all speculation based on elements anybody can get.
apparently, some of the cast have no clue what the movie is about or what they’re doing in it because they haven’t received scripts yet.
And then goes on to say that Ralph Fiennes hasn't seen the script - hardly 'some of the cast', more like 'one of the cast'.
And Fiennes has already told us this in the Lorraine programme last week.
He expects to film in May/June time which would be about right for studio scenes.
Believe it... ;)
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And as Jack Nicholson's Joker (the best film version) would say :
"THIS THREAD NEEDS AN ENEMA !!! "
Personally, from what I know of The Playlist, I think Perez's source is Scott Z Burns or Cary Fukunaga...
They are a renown indie film website and have very close links to both filmmakers from their ties to Indiewire. Perez is the founder.
Perez doesn't hide the fact that he's friends with both filmmakers. He was instrumental in reporting on their careers in those early days.
Would you keep defending EON if the movie was pushed back to the end of 2020? How about if the movie was pushed back to 2021 and the end result turned out to be a horrible mess?
Well said @FredJB007 there is too much negativity. Let things pan out, before everyone loses their minds. The film hasn't started shooting and for some it's going to be a disaster.
That's impossible to say,as you are talking about the future,even 2 years away,so how can people say how they will react to something that hasn't happened ?
Never. I'll never turn to the dark side!
Thing is @PanchitoPistoles BB and MGW didn't just inherit the Bond series. They both earned their place at EON. MGW has been working on the films since 1964, and more prominently since 1977.
BB was working on the films from 1981 onwards. They haven't just been handed the series.
As a Bond fan, I wont give up till they do. EON could sell to Disney or anyone else, and only if they flush the character or series down the toilet would I reconsider. But that's unlikely. For now in EON I trust.
Bond 25 will be released. Patience is a virtue my friend.
There was only one person who said to expect more delays, lol (and now a few from the chorus continue to sing from that song book).
If that's the case I would like this film to be released on 60th anniversary :D
:)) Funny
Very true ;))
but 'that guy at the back'.
What bad news?
This is news to me. Words fail me. I made a joke about another delay several pages back. Damn, maybe I jinxed it?
Comments such as this are inane.
Yes, we are all frustrated. But saying "enough" isn't a feasible option. Bond is not a democracy. Barbara Broccoli is not Theresa May. We don't get to elect a leader.
Theoretically, they don't have to produce a Bond film. Commercially, they have an incentive. But they aren't democratically compelled and we are customers and not part of an electoral mandate who get to decide when we want these films and how they are produced.
Also, I feel there is a certain toxic element on the internet where female executives are held to a high account than their male counterparts. Fanboys seem to be targeting Kathy Kennedy personally for the faults of the Star Wars series, and there is a weird anti-Barbara broccoli sentiment growing here. It's perverse and deliberate.
All I mean is, I think it's ok to be critical sometimes. I do believe the producers are doing their best.
All I want is an official statement from EON that doesn't have the word "delay" in it.