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Did it? The reveal was insignificant to the point she might as well have been a completely new character. It was pure gimmickry - tacked on the end.
http://collider.com/bond-25-new-writer-phoebe-waller-bridge/
Read this this ends the discussion fast.
And another one... What do those comments mean?
You mean the "rumored" plots are getting dumber by the day.
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Because today isn't done, SassiLive are back to shake things up. They're now reporting Dua Lipa will record the theme with Jack Savoretti.
It also states that the official announcement and the complete cast will be unveiled at a press conference scheduled in Matera in the second half of July. Shooting is scheduled from 17 August to 23 September 2019.
I was wondering how long it would be before Savoretti's name got thrown into the mix. Every time I have heard 'Candlelight' introduced on the radio it has been described as a 'Bond theme'.
These aren’t interesting ideas. They’re gimmicks. Simple as that.
Don’t see anything wrong with this. Excitement for bond 25 couldn’t be greater!
It has plenty to do with ALL of Bond, not just modern Bond. But yes, there have been issues on that front in recent films. The treatment of Severine in Skyfall was a talking point for a short while after that film was released.
Yes, we certainly do realise what the movement is about. But Bond has always been a punching bag for it due to its misogynistic creator and its tricky sexual politics, and its not so subtle sexual objectification of women. When Casino Royale was released, Craig in his Speedos was often the first image you saw on the web, usually accompanied by some tagline or phrase about how Bond was moving on and getting with the times by "finally appreciating the male form as well as the female form" or some such wording.
So yes, while MeToo/TimesUp themselves have no direct connection to Modern Bond i.e. he hasn't sexually assaulted anyone, sexual politics is still very much intertwined with the series and likely always will be.
But yes, @Tuulia, as I wrote above, MeToo and Strong Female Characters are totally separate things and as I also wrote above, the last few pages are not really a strong showing for some members here when it comes to digesting tabloid drivel.
Realistically there would be a new 007, and to make it a woman is just as simple as making it a man. If people have a problem with it, then that's your personal opinion and you're gonna have to deal with it cause in my opinion, if the film is good, the story is good and the characters are good, I couldn't give a flying f**k whether 007's replacement was a woman.
Again, a fair assessment.
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@PanchitoPistoles it's the press conference for the singer not the movie cast.
That sounds very unlikely as Smith only announced he would sing WotW less than 2 months before the movie's premiere.
In terms of the pop culture schedule, July will be less congested than April, but more of the main players will be near Jamaica in April, so @peter intel makes the most sense in terms timing and budget.
If the singer gets to read the script, and it's still being tweaked, it seems unlikely anyone has been approached. At very least, they have their feelers out, but not made any decisions. I can't really think of any reason why they would need to lock a singer/band in this early.
On a more serious note, yeah I really don't think a temporary female 007 is as bad as Brofeld or bringing a previous Bond girl back to explore her past (who cares??). Sometimes I'm really at odds with the consensus on this forum.
Yes. we know you like waller bridge and wanted her on Bond. :) x
They've always had a bunch of writers contributing to the scripts. They've just been better documented lately.
And it's a given that James Bond will get his old code number back at some point in the story. 007 is in the logo, it's the name of the website, etc. But it's also been five years since he left service, and they don't have a plaque at MI6 making it official that 007 shouldn't be reused in honour of James Bond. Having a character be "007" for something like four years or even more will show that time has indeed passed.
Singers have used for ages the possibility that they're in contact with Eon for the theme tune to promote their own career. Or the tabloids will write articles on this because they don't have anything else to do. It's just like the casting of the main James Bond girl, they can write whatever they want until there's an official announcement.
Please don’t pile me in with anti-female brigade. My point was simply that featuring another ‘007’ is a gimmick. Much like it was in Forever and a Day. All the pissing around with form is gimmicky.
I didn't mind how it was done in Forever and a Day, actually.
Nor did I. I thought Horowitz did a bang up job overall.