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Yes, M is definitely not that.
I meant that to be a correction to the previous incorrect acronym "SJM" the person before me wrote. Not the character of M.
You're probably going to be devastated when you learn that Craig and Broccoli are Remainers.....
Everything I have heard about Bond 25 does not sound like 'virtue signalling' or pandering to the left at all.
PWB's comments are the most revealing here. Bond was created by Ian Fleming in a very different time. Bond as a character has evolved but many of his basic traits remain the same. This doesn't mean Bond 25 can't question that character and his mindset.
Consider the two examples below:
My tip is to just let them make the film and if you think it has some evil liberal agenda then discuss it in April 2020. But regardless of how you are framing your argument, the series has grown growing pains towards becoming more nuanced and less binary for over 30 years now.
They’re even more insufferable.
And the biggest, whiniest snowflakes of them all.
What is not clear about Bond's relationship with Silva?
As always the voice of sanity my friend, too much of this Bond has been neutered bollocks from the people who don't like this era.
I also saw someone on Facebook saying Bond has been made too human and Bond isn't human he's an archetype, I think he was but not any more, he's 3 dimensional flesh and blood character as Fleming wrote it.
I think the human aspect of Bond is unlikely to be gone when the next person comes along, some of our collective are thinking (hoping) we are going to go back to what it was like with Roger and Pierce.
Whoever takes over while Barbara is in charge, I think that is unlikely.
While I'm not on the Aidan Turner bandwagon and have a little fun saying he won't get the job, I do realise that there is a possibility he might.
Although I don't think for one second that Turner is going to want to play Bond not taking into account what DC has bought to the role.
The tortured soul, the man at odds with his lifestyle and career, the contradiction and flaws. I'd be very surprised if Turner didn't want to explore those if he got the role.
Some of us have this idea of what they want their Bond to be, they've grafted Turner and whoever onto this and I think they might get a shock when the next Bond arrives.
There seems to be this idea that it's all going to lighten up and complexity of the character will be gone. Yes we might get the full article next time round and not a return to the beginning of his career.
Though I just don't see Bond ever going back to how Roger or Pierce played it, the complexity and human aspect is here to stay and any actor that takes it on, will want to explore that.
There is a reason actors have shown an interest in this role this time round and it's not to play the role as some infallible smart arse who swans around like a millionaire playboy that is for sure.
Also, if we want talented interesting writers to take on Bond, they won't be interested if all they are given a remit that says we want to take it back to the old days, just Bond on a mission and nothing more, just a plot and some action.
It's only a very loud and small percentage of the fan base that wants this anyway.
That's what I have been saying
Please can we move on now, anything new regarding Norway, anyone?
An airplane, claimed by a local newspaper to carry equipment for a film shoot on the Atlantic Road, arrived earlier today.
Can't wait for what next 2 days bring into the fold, do we know for sure that it's for bond
I would say its 99 percent likely its Bond. An avid Bond fan and film insider from Norway JamesBondMagasinet has been posting on Instagram that the filming on the Atlantic Road is for Bond 25. He was the first to confirm filming in Norway in March as well.
Unless the article reveals more (it's behind a paywall), we don't. I'm sure we'll know more within days - especially if we see any actors on location; Scarlett Johansson or Bond 25 cast.
Better make that "second". 😏
I apologize I should have said second. I just wanted to highlight that he seems to have good information about the Norway filming.
No need to apologize there, @Bentley007. Was only something that caught my attention. But yes, he's definitely a great source for Norwegian info etc.
At this point, thinking they'll save it for the teaser trailer. It's only probably under 2 months away...
This makes sense at this point. SPECTRE’s first teaser was dropped in March, 4 months after filming started. If they follow the same timeline, we should get our first teaser at the end of July or maybe early August.
Much depends on how much filming has been impacted due to Craig's injury. If @Archivo_007 is correct and he has been on crutches, then they likely won't have enough in the can.
Though, Universal will want to release the trailer with Hobbs and Shaw on August 2nd. How practical this will be is unknown currently.
In more interesting news.....Variety is floating the possibility that David Arnold could be primed to return to the series. Don't get too excited though. It's based on an interview where Arnold reveals he hasn't been contacted. I really do like Arnold, but I think it's time to move on....
We first got word that Eon had hired Thomas Newman for SF around 2 months into shooting. So hopefully we will have word soon:
https://www.007.com/newman-on-board-for-skyfall/
What's reallky interesting in the press release for Newman back in 2012 - is that it includes a quote from David Arnold revealing his reasons for not returning. That is a very unusual move. Add to that the fact that Eon didn't let Newman use his own orchestration of the Bond theme - preferring Arnold's version from CR.
It's clear Arnold is Eon's preference. The real question, will he be Fukunaga's top choice? I bet he's looking at Justin Hurwitz.
Past this point, no single thing would hypothetically get me more excited for Bond 25 than David returning to score.
Cary worked on his last two projects ("Maniac" and "Beasts of no nation") with Dan Romer. Maybe Cary will be promotind Dan for new chapter. Yes, he is not so famous as Hans Zimmer, David Arnord or Thomas Newman but it can be interesting choice.
This is likely it. The Good Omens soundtrack is getting rave reviews ahead of its release. Bond was bound to come up when talking about it.
Well basically you guess that he will hire the entire technical crew behind "First man" (and 'Lala land')... very possible indeed...
Yes, it's a good soundtrack. Noticed that before I knew who the composer was. Always a good sign.
Yeah. I mean this is the end of Bond as we know it right? Lord help us .