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Nice to see that the media have finally caught on to what we knew a year ago. It's not like reporting the truth is their job or anything anyway. Oh, wait...
No I'm sorry ...I should not be so touchy. Forgive me :(.
I get the comment and the text of the comment.
I'm sorry. All ok, I hope.
And thank you @Mathis1 as well
But he only came back for Mendes.
Several interviews showed him saying that he only came back if Mendes was directing.. If the new reports are true of them offering him $100M and he has not made a decision yet.. Maybe he has changed his mind about money.
I will say this, he made them a billion dollars. They should be marketing him more and trying their best to get more films made.. Or at the very least advertising the James abond franchise in general.. They better hurry up or they will lose Craig and the entire franchise.
Exactly, @Mathis1
Anyone with an iota of common sense would know why he said it at the end of an exhausting shoot.
Trouble is the press just love to jump on any comment and take it literally.
Someone like Craig who is intelligent and has a sense of humour never translate well in the press.
It's pretty obvious he appreciates the franchise and loves his job.
His wrist slashing comments were incredibly stupid. Now he has corrected his error, if very late.
It seems most media reports suggest Craig could be back for another Bond film but that it will be a long time until it gets made.
You can look at it like you want, the Craig-era past QOS has been a waiting game for the fans.
Only two movies since QOS which hit the screen in 2008, that's eight years ago.
Once MGM, EON have sorted things out we should expect a long-term plan for at least 3 movies with a new actor, made within 5 calendar years, 6 the most!
Should Craig actually do a fifth, 2018 it must be, 2019 will already be a difficult sell marketing wise with an 51 year old Craig that had a break for another four years.
M:I RN marketed alright with a 53 year old star four years after GP.
Sure, but M:I is Cruise, beyond him there will be no M:I franchise anymore.
Bond is not Ethan Hunt. I don't get those comparisons at all.
I don't agree with the first statement; it would be difficult but MI could continue beyond Cruise. And the comparison is the time gap between films.
and the age of their central character and the actor portraying him.
It was a light hearted comment so get over yourself.
You've never said something off the cuff then? Ever?
In all the interviews I've seen Craig seems to be an articulate and intelligent bloke who has a dry sense of humour.
I guess we'll find out.
Yes, need a workable budget.
"Daniel Craig explains why he said he'd rather 'slash' his wrists than play James Bond again" (Business Insider)
2019, however, I feel could be a stretch in expecting him to return. Anything can happen between now and then.
By 1993, 4 years after LTK, I was still certain Dalton would be coming back, yet a few months later announced his resignation. Also with yet another four year break, Bond 25 would most likely involve yet another (yawn) plot regarding Bond's relevance in this day and age. Once again Eon will have to prove themselves unnecessarily and we may end up with another film that doesn't seem to know which direction to take, Yawn again. Might as well break in a new actor for B25 if they're going to have to go thru that trouble again, because by B26 another 4 years later, that tiresome cycle will repeat with the inevitability of an unloved season.
love your MR reference...
personally I think a plot can't go more Yawn than it has with Skyfall. Yawn & Pointless.
Spectre was a big step up, especially since the Nine Eyes (mass surveillance, information is power theme) is a reflection of our society. Something the Bond franchise always excelled at in doing was mirroring what is going on in the world.
4 years is a long time and up to 2012 I didn't think it possible to happen with the same Bond actor. Now we are facing this scenario again, which imho is an absolute no-go.
But hey if they give me another gem like Spectre in 2019 with an AVTAK like Craig then be it.
Once a new actor is a fact, BB has to have a long term plan otherwise Bond will someday suddenly just fade away.
And just like that the media is honest again. Funny how that works...