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Summer 2019?? That's suicide. Off the top of my head summer 2019 has Avengers 4, Spider-Man Homecoming 2, Toy Story 4, The Batman, Indiana Jones 5...and then of course a number of other films I can't recall right now. I don't want Bond getting cannibalised which it will if it gets that release date.
Longer breaks definitely doesn't equate to a better quality film but outside of extenuating circumstances hurting the Craig era's frequency of output I think EoN overall havn't done the best job as producers overseeing the films post CR.
I think even a Bond marred by SP can withstand most of those.
That being said 2018 can still happen people. Still time.
I understand Skyfall is not everybody's favourite because of it's tone and motifs and so on. But it was better received by the overall audience than Spectre and that's just that. I am not at all claiming it IS the better movie because that is just a matter of taste.
Skyfall had a logic holes and everything you see from Spectre (any many other films in the franchise) but it was consistent in the way it wanted to tell it's story - imho because Mendes was just 100% conviced of his concept and it's a Mendes movie through and through while Spectre is just a compilation of absolutely fantastic and also very dull sequences that just never feels like a complete film at all.
I am happy we have Spectre - for it's PTS, the Bond/Moneypenny scenes in his appartement, the Mr. White Substory, all Q scenes, L'Americain and the train fight. Even the car chase. But it could all also be just single adventures like filming a short story compilation but never feels like one movie.
Anyway, a Bond movie coming out in November will *always* find it's audience .. IF it's just good and recommended by the ones that go and see it anyway.
This is one time I don't completely agree with you my friend but I should have said that I believe that Craig's Bond not so much Bond in general was marred by SP.
Had the film been done before 2012, say 2010, it wouldn't have had the same effect. Many people weren't as excited for Spectre as they were for Skyfall, because there was no kind of advertising to do alongside the film. No event tie it up with. Much like the rest of the Bond films (minus Die Another Day, the other anniversary baby ten years prior).
I think DC, and his era, are safe from everything except for the critics on this site!
Add the Chinese...
Don't get me wrong I think Bond is safe. My goodness there's articles all the time about Bond on Yahoo alone...
I wasn't necessarily trying to be too critical ..maybe I was ..dunno
If Cubby were still with us and running the show, OR, if we were still in the Brosnan years, the MGM deal probably would have happened this past February like intended, and the production team would be gearing up to commence filming next month for release November 2017.
ACTUAL: 2006-2008-2012-2015
EON PREFERRED: 2006-2009-2012-2015
Wouldn't that mean only 3 Craig films? Wasn't MGM in the start of its financial trouble in 2009? So Craig's 2nd would only have been released in 2011, or 2012 if they were really serious with the 50th anniversary.
As for Bond 25, I am not asking for a specific release date, but can EON please give an estimated year of release? Are they looking at 2018? 2019? 2020?
I should have clarified that the "preferred" category excludes studio-related situations. Quantum got a 2008 release date because the studio, Sony in this case, wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Skyfall got put off a year because of MGM's bankruptcy. My point is if it were up to Eon alone, we'd have four Craig movies at this point, not five or six.
I love Bond...till the day I die but I'm a realist and I just can't see Bond making the box office numbers SF and SP made if it were to have a summer 2019 release.
I don't know. Bond might. Bond may not beat Indy 5 but I don't think Indy would steal from Bond's audience.
Like you summer or fall or dark of night ...well not too late ...will keep from Bond.
In the U.S., the last weekend in July is becoming "spy weekend," with Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Jason Bourne and M:I 6 in 2018. Perhaps last weekend of July 2019 for Bond 25.
I don't see that happening at all tbh; definitely none of the films I mentioned above. There's a reason why Bond sticks to autumn release dates and with the climate of summer movies over the next couple of years, it would be wise to remain in the autumn slot.
An announcement would need to be made by Jan 2017 if the film was to come out in Nov 2018. This has always been the case and I feel that at that earlier a stage all they would need to announce is the release date. Craig’s involvement and a director would be a bonus. That’s been the case with pretty much all the Bond films over the last 10 years.
I imagine that if 2018 is on the cards, director rumours will start heating up after Xmas. EON operate with a huge degree of autonomy and anonymity. I imagine that if they have B25 planned for a release in 2018 they have zeroed in on a director. I mean remember how out of the blue the Mendes announcement was?
However, if we don’t hear anything by the beginning of Feb, you can almost guarantee that the film won’t come till at least 2019.
So…….there you have it. We have around a 7 week window where news should drop. If not, brace yourself. We’re a long way off.
My bet is that after Othello, we’ll have a firmer idea. Babs is known for being tenacious and she wants DC back. It’s opening night of the play today so I imagine word will soon begin to leak out.
I love reading your updates, keep them coming. B-)
That following Spectre, Daniel made it clear to EON he wanted to do more TV and stage work before he would consider a return. Broccoli proposed that she produce a play and cast Dan (Othello) and it would allow him to fulfil what he wants to do, but also allows the two of them to spend time collaborating on the Bond 25.
Now this is being reported, which appears to give further credence.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/586194/daniel-craig-may-return-james.html
"Daniel thinks of himself as a 'serious actor,' and he wants to stretch his artistic muscles.
And Barbara really believes in his talent. For her to do this (play) for him is a gift- of course
she wants him back - this is going to entice him to make another Bond movie," a source said".
It makes sense. I suspect plans for Bond 25 are much further on than anyone is saying. I predict March/April announcement, Production commencing late 2017 and an October 2018 release.
But, what can I say? Some people just like to believe what they see. Like Craig's comment on the project "Everyone is still tired." Yeah, because business owners that possess an IP as big as Bond are very tired, hence ending up on a yearlong holiday.
Sounds about right,
Then the new actor will have the 60th anniversary to live up to in 2022.
Aidan will be 38/9 by that time, and possibly look even better suited for Bond than he does now.
I like what I'm hearing, if this news is true.
Aidan Turner will never be Bond.
That all makes sense.. thanks for sharing.
Personally, I'm rooting for Craig to return and hopefully time will soon confirm this.