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Not true. Sony wanted it out for 2014 and said so. But Barbara Broccoli said no in 2012.
http://collider.com/daniel-craig-barbara-broccoli-skyfall-interview/#more-162975
Last week Rory, the president of distribution of Sony, announced Bond 24 for I guess late 2014…
Broccoli: He was getting a little overexcited (laughs). We’re just actually focusing on this movie. One hopes that in the future we’ll be announcing other films, but no one’s officially announced it.
Craig: No one’s announced anything. He got a little ahead of himself (laughs). It’s very nice that he has the confidence to be able to do that, but we haven’t finished this movie yet.
Also, she gave an interview to the Los Angeles Times in 2012.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/14/entertainment/la-et-mn-skyfall-next-james-bond-movie-20121113
"Sometimes there are external pressures from a studio who want you to make it in a certain time frame or for their own benefit, and sometimes we’ve given into that," Broccoli said. "But following what we hope will be a tremendous success with 'Skyfall,' we have to try to keep the deadlines within our own time limits and not cave in to external pressures."
She had her own plans for 2014:
Radiator
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4028876/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_5
The Silent Storm
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2923780/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_6
Classic.
This question wasn't asked of me, but here's my answer. I think it's pretty clear Barbara Broccoli wants to do non-Bond projects, similar to the way Harry Saltzman did non-Bond projects in the 1960s.
Eon was involved in two 2014 films, it produced one last year (for a 2017 release) and is involved in another now being filmed.
Yes, I think that's very likely the case—that the core team has taken a relaxed approach to releasing new Bonds to allow for their non-Bond projects.
Same here and hopefully bond 25 has more special features then spectre spectre had pretty much nothing
I'd personally prefer that they focus on Bond rather than these artsy side shows.
Then return to a 2 year cycle with a. New bond and a new story and after 1 or 2 movies have SPECTRE return
Except waiting one extra year for SPECTRE gave us "I created the biggest criminal organization ever because my father loved the kid I used to play with - also, we just met you but I think I love you so I guess I'll leave MI6 for you".
Well, it's four movies and counting since 2014. That's more than just a distraction. These are projects that Barbara Broccoli *wants* to do.
Calling it silly is being overly generous.
To be fair, they had their pick of Fleming novels in the '60s. Part of what takes longer now is that Bond films have to try to outdo their own legacy, every time. I thought CR and QoS (despite the editing) had interesting, taut PTSes, but Mendes brought all the bloat and secondary characters back. I may be in the minority but I just don't want to hear M in Bond's ear as he's just trying to do his job.
Absolutely correct. While it's not the same, in 2017, they do have their pick of more than 20 continuation novels (1 from Kinsley Amis, 14 from John Gardner, six from Raymond Benson, and the various one-offs).
They've avoided that route although they opened the door with SPECTRE (using the torture scene with a "special thanks" credit to the Kingsley Amis estate).
Eon could pick one of the better (in their view) continuation novels at least as a starting point. Whether they do so or not remains to be seen.
They don't want to.
An old-school producer like Cubby would've coerced Craig into turning up, in shape, whenever the hell he asked him to.
The producers have lost focus and lost touch. They pander to Craig. They pander to Mendes.
A smart producer might choose to strip things down. Hire a young, talented actor who won't complain about making Bond films and who understands his career hinges on bond for as long as it lasts.
A savvy producer might engage a team of 2-3 writers to work full time on bond. Start writing the next as soon as the first is greenlit.
I look at the producers and I see fantastic, successful people. But you need a mountain of energy to do what Cubby used to do.
A regular two-year cycle wouldn't be "for the fans". It would make money. You just need drive and vision. Something the current team have lost along the way.
They probably could if they wanted to and I believe they are headed in this direction
They will though never use them in the foreseeable future.
Is this accurate? I ask because all this time I and presumably many others believed EoN had the rights to the continuation novels and personally, it always baffled me why they couldn't make loose adaptations of them.
Cubby also made his fair share of mishaps and did his fair share of pandering to what was popular or shall we just ignore the rule of thumb for the 70's was whatever was popular at the time somehow put into a bond film...
for those who don't believe me here is the one to one ratio
Diamonds are forever I believe was influenced heavidly by the original oceans 12 b ut this is just a guess the rest well
Live and let die = Blaxpoitation
The man with the golden gun = Energy Crisis and Kung fu films
The Spy who Loved me = Jaws
Moonraker = Star Wars
And only 2 of those worked in my opinion (the worse is both Diamonds Are Forever and The man with the Golden gun could of been brilliant films.... Hitcockian spy classics... sigh)
Again lets not put Cubby on some kind of perch he was human and made mistakes just like everyone else (Adam West as 007 for example which was his Idea as was Clint Eastwood for 007 in fact most of the Americans up for the role including Brolin were Cubby's idea)
the issue here is also How I hear there are no Fleming stories left to adapt and again I disagree as there is a lot of Fleming still left to adapt specifically
Live and Let die (the idea of using stolen treasure to build funds especially when there are many terrorist organizations in the middle east doing similar things would be extremely interesting)
Diamonds Are forever (really the whole plot and many of the characters)
From a View to a kill the idea of courier being killed and bond having to investigate it might seem low key but the rebooted franchise gave us 2 low key plots so far (bloivian water supply and the plot of Casino Royale) that why not
The Hildebrand rarity here are 2 bare bone plots that could be turned into a decent film Bond being involved in some way shape or form with a local murder and Bond checking the security of a location for the British military both could be interesting combined or separated across 2 films and could be well done if done right (sort of a Jack reacher esque bond film)
You Only Live Twice the whole book can be carved up and split across various films from the garden of death to bond being sent on an impossible diplomatic mission (and where the series should go next for bond 25 in all honesty)
The Man with the golden gun really the novel was butchered the first time and should be done again (heck moonraker was done 3 times why can't The man with the golden gun)
And one last plot point that could be used to build a whole film around M asking Bond for help on an unofficial assignment Both For Your Eyes Only and Moonraker have this point and pre spectre I figured that this is what Bond 24 was going to be about (they hint at Mallory's past with the IRA hugely I thought it would be interesting to have Quantum use the IRA to kidnap someone close to Mallory and Special branch telling the 00 section to stand down and Mallory coming to Bond asking him to take care of this unofficially) but sadly it was not used and we got spectre...
overall that is either 6 to 9 or 10 films that can be done one every other year. the issue is and I feel this with a lot of franchises honestly writers are tending to get I don't want to say lazier as lord knows I cant write a script (my add would prevent it) but maybe less imaginative...?
Looking at the idea of Bond being Implemented in a local murder. This raises a lot of questions in my mind that a film could explore.. and if the producers don't want to be tied down to one film location (as indeed this is bond not reacher) that is fine but if you make the profile of the victim higher like perhaps a senator or a presidential nominee or ambassador you could make Interpol come after Bond meaning it could still be globe trotting as Bond tries to prove his innocence.
Again Fleming offers a paragraph here or there even in the short story Quantum of Solace (bond helping rebel forces try and over throw communists this could be applied to today world easily and be an interesting plot for a bond film honestly)
the problem is either Writers haven't read all of the books or just don't see the potential in this idea or that idea.. (going back to the local murder idea well how do we keep people at the edge of their seat with this murder plot well what if bond was knocked unconscious and we the audience don't know if bond is guilty or not it could raise the stakes and get us invested especially if say it is done to a character we might be interested in like Dr Swann...)
again there is enough fleming that we could go on for another 24 films and still have fleming stuff to either refilm in a different way or film for the first time.
It's not like the current crew hasn't pandered (TDK for SF, BB for CR, Bourne Supremacy for QoS, Winter Soldier/TDR for SP etc. etc.).
As you said, if they wanted to turn them around faster, they could. The evidence seems to suggest that they don't want to.
They have right of first refusal. Nobody else can make a film out of them.
When MGM was in bankruptcy court in 2010, it filed a business plan that said Bond movies would resume an every-other-year schedule.
In fall 2012, Gary Barber softened that a bit in the first investor call after the release of Skyfall. Then, in March 2016, he came out with his "three- to four-year cycle" comment.