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Well, I think B25 should star a new actor, personally. Craig has had a 10 year rein, that's more than most of the other actors got. Not just that, but I think the world is changing a lot at the moment, culturally and politically. I think its the right time to recast.
I don't think EoN has that limitation. With the exception of Forster just hasn't happened. I remember reading that during the Cubby days Cuddy himself was talking to the director recounting the story. Someone please help I can't remember who the director was. Fairly notable director I believe.
True, but they can't properly start a script when they don't know whether Craig, and by extension Seydoux, Waltz etc. Will return.
I suppose they can start and think about where to take the franchise next, in case Craig doesn't return, but its still just throwing ideas around. We know that they have met with several actors earlier in the year.
My guess is that they are maybe thinking of locations, action set pieces, things Bond can do, etc, rather than the actual story at the moment.
Listen, Bond 25 is in development. The phrase "in development" can be construed in many different ways, but bottom line is that it's in the process of being made, which is much better than a production that is completely stagnant. I actually think Barber's acknowledgement of Bond 25 in the investor relations call is the first of its kind coming from an official source. That has to mean something, right?
The question is will they have a finished script and the entire cast and crew assembled in 12 months from now? I personally think it will take longer than that. Craig might not want to hang around that long, but I don't know.
So "In Development" could mean a six year hiatus like before GoldenEye or Casino Royale, or it could be three years like between Skyfall and Spectre. We'll have a better idea when Craig starts doing media rounds for his new projects and we get a distributor.
A fun video if you imagine it as if Le Chiffre had got away in Casino Royale, removed his ties, and ending up becoming a hitman.
So this confirms it Roger Moore is James Bond 007 in Risico coming 2018...
Hey they can digitally de age him to look like he did on a view to a kill. This way we can have Betty white (also digitally de aged) as the Bond girl
Those who:
1. Who believe nothing will ever better the original Connery era from Dr No to YOLT "the golden era"
&
2. Those believe it has been bettered or still can bettered.
I feel most fit section 1.
I have begun to examine what made that initial period so good, in comparison to the style and direction in Casino Royale, which of all Bond films which followed, probably came closest to recreating "the golden area" and what has been missing since CR.
4 key elements for me.
1. The Score, Arnolds score syncs in Casino so well with vintage Bond elements just as we see in the John Barry era. The music of Bond is as equally important as the image on the screen. Arnolds score on QOS has some great elements but it's far detached from the swinging acid jazzy brass and strings of "the golden era" that he recaptured so well in Casino Royale. Arnold must return in bond 25.
2. Setting the scene and the mood. Casino like the golden area shows panoramic shots before you then get the scene with dialogue. This is something which •Terence Young and Guy Hamilton were superb at, and Martin Campbell has clearly picked up on. Examples of this and other tricks are like showing you a brick wall, and for a moment the brain thinks "that's weird why they showing you a quiet street with a brick wall??", before a tank (Goldeneye) or Bond (Casino Royale, Madagascar) suddenly burst through and the musical cuts of score with the Bond theme kick in. These are tricks which please us movie fans in general. Bond 25 requires a true craftsman who understands the small things that please an audience and not just an action director.
3. The way in which is filmed. Like Spectre most high budget movies are shot digital, it makes it easier to merge CGI on to the top of. Campbell used it as little as possible in Casino (Venice). When effects are done for real, they become timeless. When done with CGI effects they are only as good watching back after a few years, as the effects of modern era you are watching. Another point which I believe Campbell understood and why he only used it when no alternative (usually budget). However Mendes ambition has used numerous times to keep overall budget down. I would like to see Bond 25 shot in Stock 70mm roadshow format. a format Tarrantino used on The Hateful Eight. It has incredible warmth missing from Digital.
4. Casino Royale does not go overboard with technology. Another matter which keep it timeless. There is no over use of mobile phones, modern cars. When you watch Casino Royale (other than some scenes like Miami Airport) it is hard to tell if Bond is operating in the modern area or still back in the 60's and for me that is how you make a modern Bond. That for me is all about picking locations where time has stood still.
All in all, a Bond movie needs to be made for all of time, and not just for the time of it's release.
100% agree.
DEFINITELY AGREE about the 70mm portion too. Bond would greatly benefit from the format, especially with all its spectacle.
Really not sure why they haven't used the format yet.
Only thing wrong with this post is that Spectre was shot on 35mm film, not digital (except for a few inserts). The rest I fully agree with. It's not what you have it's how you use it, as they say.
Thankfully I never had that problem. ;)
Also I think Bray raises a good point. At least with Campbell we will know that there will be very little obvious CGI. He likes getting his hands dirty too much to let the computers guys have all the fun.
Whyle again i get it cold by idea. Cold days in the warmth that Bond always brought.
Bond isn"t any more fun, the world need the secret agent more then ever.
https://www.reddit.com/r/JamesBond/comments/5fe0d1/craig_and_mendes_to_return_for_bond_25/
Seems like bullshit. Sam has said he's out on numerous occasions - plus I think he's pretty bereft of ideas (this is especially obvious in Spectre). I think he's done. There is very little I feel he could contribute. I want new blood.
Welll according to Craig, there is no conversation going on on Bond 25 ...
That was in early October though. They could have started talks since then.
Possibly. There is a thriller going to be made supposedly written by Wade, Purvis and Knight - think it's already been mentioned on this thread - so possibly that could have been from that original treatment that was thrown out - who knows.