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Eh ...no biggie. Bond will survive that. Craig most likely not since associated with his Bond.
Considering the salary the actor gets, an actor shouldn´t be too worried about playing Bond.
If he´s an actor, his profession should allow him to portray a variety of character facettes.
If the producers have a certain direction in mind, they will cast the actor according to that.
If the producers want a certain actor to play Bond, they will mold Bond´s character accordingly.
So do you think we've sadly seen the last of Daniel Craig as Bond GL?
Yes, I think so and hard to believe, I am all for it. I rather see him leave then having them screw up his legacy with whatever comes next. He got away with Sp, if just and will no doubt, survive the wrist comments, but better not test his luck too much. He has had 10 years, full of all sorts of ups and downs, fun and exciting, testing and cruel - so yes, I think, he is done and will be relieved to move on.
http://www.thebookbond.com/2016/06/craig-is-indeed-out-but-not-for-reasons.html
This totally doesn't sound like Daniel - come on.
This guy states, he has no relationship with EON and co and wasn't involved with Bond much before, just knows some people. I would bet all my money, that its not true. Whatever got him the co-prod, it was earned by him and given freely. How much more could anybody want anyeway? He has had his little hands in every aspect already.
So - before someone else posts it, here my opinion on it. Another bullocks. Gosh, I hope, this ends -just to end all this bs. As far as I am concerned, let Mickey Mouse or Donald have it, but make An end!
Sounds rubbish to me too, but it's now the second place I've seen it suggested that Craig's walking away because he can't have the creative control he wants.
Bang on. One of Fleming's great endings tossed away in favour of a limp damsel in distress denouement.
The final act is like someone in the office just typed up a brainstorming session as part of the script and no one noticed and they just went away and filmed it.
Sam: It would be nice if we could have Bond arrive at a classic villains lair.
P: What if the villain is Oberhauser's son?
W: Who murdered his father because he hated Bond stealing his affection away from him!
Babs: But I thought we said Blofeld was going to be the villain?
P: He is. Brace yourself Babs!
W: He reveals himself to be Blofeld!! Imagine that. The guy who hated Bond as a kid turns out to be Ernst!
P: Isn't that brilliant? The fans are going to love that.
Babs: I'm not so sure. Michael what do you think?
MGW: Hmm? What sorry I dropped off.
Babs: Michael not again. Try and stay awake.
Sam : I like it. How about then he tortures Bond just.... well because?
P: We could use the torture scene in CS.
W: I'm loving that idea P!
P: Cheers W.
Babs: So how do we get Bond out of the base? I'm worried about the run time as we still have to wrap up all the C stuff in London.
Sam: I've got this one nailed. Brace yourself Babs! Bond uses the watch to blow up Blofeld then he shoots all the guards and with one shot BOOM!! blows the whole base up!!
P&W: Great idea Sam!!
Sam: Cheers P&W.
Babs: Won't that be terribly expensive? I'm already a bit concerned about going over budget.
Sam: Yeah but imagine the kudos in the press! Guiness book of records for biggest ever explosion in a film? Doesn't that sound great Babs? BOOM!!
Babs: Yeah I've got the idea. But won't Bond be all groggy after the brain torture? How can he shoot his way out?
Sam: Nah f**k that. The cretins in the audience won't notice that if you make the explosion big enough. BOOM!!
P: BOOM!!
W: Its all about the BOOM!! Babs.
Babs: Please stop saying that. Michael help!?
MGW: Zzzzzzz. What?!? Err BOOM??
Babs: FFS. Ok BOOM fine. What about the London finale?
P: Piece of piss. M gets Q to hack the system and that stops the whole villains plot. No need to explain it any further. The cretins will buy that.
W: Sorted Babs.
Babs: But what is Bond doing during all this?
P: Oh right. Yeah don't worry we thought of that. Brace yourself Babs!
W: We thought we'd use the ending from MR and have Madeline leave Bond.
Babs: That's the first idea I've liked all day.
Sam: Straight from Fleming. Love it P&W.
P&W: Cheers Sam.
Sam: But I quite fancied a damsel in distress denouement.
P: Well we could do that as well.
Babs: Instead of you mean?
W: No Babs as well as. We wrong foot the audience and they think she's left him but then we flip it and she has been caught by Blofeld!
Sam: Damn that's good.
Babs: Errm.
P: Trust us Babs. We've been doing this a long time.
W: Remember how you hated the tsunami parasurfing idea? Weren't we proven right about that?
Babs: Well yeah ok. So what's the big action set piece?
P: Some sort of boat chase.
W: Could throw a helicopter in.
P: With Bond shooting at it with his Walther.
Babs: So Blofeld escapes. Fair enough I can go with that.
Sam: Nah. Got a killer ending. Brace yourself Babs! Bond shoots the helicopter down and confronts Blofeld on the bridge.
Babs: Good I like it. A nice Flemingesque killing right. Seems a shame to wrap up the whole Blofeld thing in one film but ok.
P&W&Sam: Nah.
Sam: He just walks away.
Babs: But what about Blofeld?
P: He goes to prison.
W: How's that for a finale?
Babs: Err. Michael?
MGW: What? Um err. Is it time for dinner already?
Babs: Jesus.
Sam: Babs just sign here on the dotted line and we'll get the copies of the script printed right now. We start filming tomorrow you realise.
Babs: Right f**k it lets go for it. It's not my money it's the studio's.
Sam: Lovely jubbly. You know it makes sense. That's a wrap guys.
P: Sorted.
W: Who's for a Nandos?
MGW: Count me in boys.
Babs: Can I just have a word about the score?
Sam: Chill. I'm all over that. Just wait till you hear who I've got lined up. Brace yourself Babs!!
Sorry chaps. I'm at a loose end all day. Blame UEFA for only having matches at 21.00 tonight.
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Well done Wiz, very amusing.
But when did Sam Mendes turn into Del boy?
I never bought into B Broccoli's absolute love of Craig and his performances. I'm sure she likes the guy and what's he done but I doubt she'll shed any tears if he's gone. She is carrying on her father's legacy. I mean this in the nicest way - I'm sure she is a tough business woman! No room for sentiment in the film biz. Nope!
Well, opinions vary about that "masterpiece" - I never liked it when I was young, and still don't, and for me it actually matters if the guy in a lead role can act or not.
An actor can indeed "worry" about playing a character, and I don't see how money has anything to do with that - it really isn't the answer to everything. Your points about the acting part of the job are all reasonable, and I imagine true. However, an actor may still have preferences character/style-wise that aren't the same as the producers' - or an actor may not even find the character/movies that interesting. Another thing is that an actor may have concerns about the length of commitment and all it entails - it's not just an acting job, especially nowadays. It comes with a plenty of baggage that isn't about acting (or money for that matter). Craig has not been entirely comfortable and happy with it all, and some might think twice about getting into it at all. Playing the same character over several films and for maybe or decade or so, and getting the extra media hassle and all that is not necessarily a desirable thing. Career-wise a franchise job has its pros - it can increase opportunities to get other jobs - but it can also make doing other stuff more tricky in other ways (scheduling conflicts, for instance).
I'd say any actor would have a lot to think about and maybe worry about with a job like Bond actor's. Anyone not thinking it through before committing would be an idiot.
Its posted one page back by me with an opinion about it.It doesn't make sense to say the least.
I still think there's a fair bit of time to go before any announcement.
absolutely but I think it's going to be even more ridiculous to not even bring Blofeld back for the next film even if Craig doesn't. I really hope they didn't waste the Spectre storyline with this film
Yes, he is not the kind of person, who believes to know everything AND better. He is the laid back type, who goes as far as they would let him to what he thinks is best for the Bond. Whether or not someone agrees, that was good, doesn't matter in this context.
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Judging by the way Blofeld and his organization were handled in SPECTRE, they better have a completely new villain in Bond 25.
Not to mention we already had SPECTRE behind the events of half of Bond movies. Time to move on.
It would appear so. He'd be wise to stray for at least one more Bond film...
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Its as true or not true as everything else at this point, I think. At the moment, there are so many options in the air, that there is something for everybody ;)