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@007Blofeld can I ask how old you are?
If Bond did get bought by a foreign company, why would they ruin it? For example the last one or two Mission Impossible films have been released through Alibaba pictures....a Chinese retail conglomerate. It would be unlikely if such a deal were to pass, that investors would want to ruin such a multi billion dollar deal. Wouldn't you think.
They'll print anything these days.
Consider yourself lucky to have them. They do a slimy industry a lot of good, and have kept Bond alive without compromise.
The Chinese already "own" many nations in debts and markets (including my glorious United States), so we've had a long history of working with them for mutual-benefit. They need our world/national economy, and we need them, as so much of what we purchase is derived from Asia. It's why partnership and not conflict is best for all, in the name of self-preservation.
China="bad" now? Are we still feeling the propagandized shadow of communism washing over us? They're in the film industry, and they'll keep their product (one of which could be Bond here) the way it's been to make sure they're rolling in those billion dollar BO piles of green. It's like the people who thought Marvel's movies were going to go all Mickey Mouse when Disney bought them, when they've only gotten more mature and artful than ever before.
Calm the hell down, folks.
Guess what people if you haven't seen from @AlexanderWaverly its all over with and never happened https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond-25-china-eyes-mgm-purchase thank you MGM for wasting a whole year :-w
You don't think it's presumptuous to flat out dismiss all four of those names? Not even for being the next Bond, but 'a' Bond a some point. It's a very sweeping statement built on almost non-existent foundations. Personally I'd disregard Elba and Fassbender, but the other two, who knows.
I'm speculating with the rest of you. Just because I've heard a couple of things doesn't mean I know everything, far from it, if people want to read intot things that's their problems, not mine. It's not uncommon for a little hysteria to set in amongst certain posters, don't let yourself be rattled.
You're starting to look silly, mate.
Indeed. Startling amount of common sense has gone walkabouts.
Disney.
I have thought for a while that the cultural shift happening might give EON the cause to pause for thought. After all, both Brosnan and Craig began their tenures in the wake of significant events on the culture, in the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 respectively. This whole Trump/Brexit/Le Pen phenomenon could provide the next springboard.
This is true, the thing is most of the fans don't know how to make a good Bond movie.
It would probably be a retelling of Goldfinger, with Aiden Turner stepping in as James Bond and also confirming that the codename theory is indeed true, whereas the theme song would be an already existing pop song which has nothing to do with the movie itself.
I've had my run ins with @RC7 myself but he knows what he's talking about unlike some of you kids who've just rocked up, have some respect, you've just joined the house and you are acting like you own it.
Oh the irony that Trump is affecting the next film, he's fecking everything else up so why not Bond!
Agreed. It's nonsense as far as I'm concerned. They've got things to sort out internally, like getting their distributorship thing finalized and getting a script finalized etc. etc. External political factors are a sideshow. This franchise has been going strong for 50+ years and through several administrations.
Have you heard of non-disclosure agreements? Clearly not. Get off @RC7's back, you're cramping him up.
That's a good portion of the Bond songs anyway, so...
I would never want to see Bond spin-off films. That's too much for me, a step well over the line. I don't need to see a Moneypenny Diaries origin story, a film about M working in the navy, Q's days as a mentor to an engineer, etc. Bond should also remain the mystery he's always been as well, where we get peeks at his inner life without ever really knowing him front to back. Fleming was smart to write him that way, and the movies have and should always follow suit.
I wasn't suggesting that Trump or the current political revolution in progress across The West should form the basis of the next Bond story. However, as was the case with the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 previously, some major event is likely to impact the climate of cinema over the next couple of years and form the identity of the next string of films. It's not that I want politics to take on a larger role, merely for it to continue to have the same impact it always has done. They need to draw from something contemporary after all. We can't stay stuck in 2006 forever.
From MOONRAKER: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
From SPECTRE: BOND 25.
From HAW-raw: BYOO-tee!
That's certainly true, but I don't see the current political rebellion and populism as being that trigger. It's not important enough. If however there is a future breakup of Nato or the EU, that could very well have a pronounced impact on the world, and could serve as a meaningful element for the world of Bond to explore.
It has to be a challenge for Eon to compete with other films and an entire genre they spawned, as well as their own 50-year+ history. They keep saying that people think a Bond film is easier to write than it is. I believe them.
Yes. Trump's isolationism differs from his predecessors and has given them pause. Plus, he has already insulted China. So thanks a lot, Trump.
It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if the Chinese owned MGM. Eon is savvy enough not to insult the growing Chinese market. When was the last time China was disparaged in a Bond film? TMWTGG or possibly LTK. We're much more likely to see "rogue" villains from China or Russia or wherever.
Disney's films are pablum, including the new Star Wars ones. They're geared toward children and teenagers. I don't want that for Bond.
Something that changes the long term security apparatus on the other hand? That will certainly be something which has a profound impact and which the producers are likely to incorporate into their stories.
There's no doubt that 9/11 had that effect. So did the fall of the Berlin wall.