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I agree with that. He created screen Bond. Current EON is mostly just trying not to screw it up.
if he walked away on that he would have to be crazy.
Cubby valued stability, where B+M have done their best to explore new avenues. I think there are pros and cons to each. It's easy to attack the direction they've taken and the time it has taken to put these Craig films together, but they will see plenty of validation in their decision making and after all it is their call ultimately.
The one thing I do think people need to remind themselves of is that you don't just go and make a good movie. It isn't anywhere near that simple.
In China the phrase 'May you live in interesting times' is meant as a curse.
I would certainly prefer to live in boring times when Cubby and Harry were bashing out a film every 2 years based on a Fleming novel than interesting times where the Wilson brothers take the reigns.
The franchise is headed for demolition on the current course.
Yada yada yada.
Looking at Spectre, I don't see where the money went and how it was budgeted in the region of $250 million! There was quite a lot of globe-hopping but that stuff didn't advance the plot. The film didn't look like the most expensive film ever made that's for sure. In fact, i would say if they did spend $250 million, then it was a big waste of money. I know Daniel Craig likes expensive Tom Ford suits, but seriously? I've no idea how much money they have to pay Craig, but perhaps recasting the lead role would save them a lot of money.
Mathew Vaughn on the other hand has a track record of making some wonderful movies and all made at a fraction of the cost of Spectre. If EON hired Vaughan he'd deliver an excellent Bond movie and for half the money they spent on Spectre. And, he might persuade Daniel Craig to stick around for one last movie after their excellent collaboration on Layer Cake.
So true.
Blankets for the devil... I actually agree with you. :D
Yeah planning is good. Over-planning is overwhelming to fans and provides little creative wiggle room. Balance is necessary.
Quite. We're already spoiled in that we've got 24 films in our favorite franchise. Some fans might get only 3 or 4 or whatever. Chill out, y'all.
James Bond Will Return in [Official Bond 25 Title Here].
I am still not buying it till I see an official story of course if its true I will be sad.
Some messy business circa CR.
If Craig's not into it anymore, time to hang it up and move on. Honestly he'd be doing the fans, the film-makers, and himself a disservice by sticking around for another if it's such a drag.
And The name's Devlin. Clark Devlin. :))
Agreed about the release schedule part, but there is one way you could promote the title of the next movie -- use the continuation novels. There are so many now there are plenty to choose from.
They opened the door to this, at least a tiny bit, in SPECTRE, basing the torture scene off the one in Colonel Sun (with a credit to the "estate of Kingsley Amis" deep in the end titles). That despite Michael G. Wilson's criticism of the Gardner novels.
Devil May Care great title, Solo less so, No Deals, Mr Bond no way ..
Comics titles too..
I'm over that now ...I'm good with just "James Bond will return..." instead of trying to write a script to match just a title.
well the Lack of Fleming titles is kind of garbage as if we look at all films post The living Daylights (which I thought the last title to be mentioned was From A View to a Kill in Octopussy and From a View to a Kill mentioned James bond will return)
there are only 3 titles of the past 9 films are not from fleming where Licence to kill Goldeneye The World Is Not Enough Casino Royale Quantum of Solace and Spectre are all from Fleming and we still have a ton of titles left too choose from
A list (an I apologize that this is slightly off topic and this is all my opinion)
The Secret Agent
Dossier for M
The Girl from Headquarters
Rouge et Noir
Pink Lights and Champagne
The Game is Baccarat
The High Table
Moment of Truth
The deadly Tube
A Whisper of Love, A Whisper of Hate (and this can be split up into two films)
The Crawling of the Skin
The Nature of Evil
Tide of Passion
The Bleeding Heart
SMERSH
The Red Carpet
The Silver Phantom
Death of a Pelican
Midnight Among the Worms
The Undertaker's Wind (while I am not a fan of this title by any means it still could technically work)
Valley of Shadows
Terror by Sea
Passionate Leave (which could be a good title for bond 25 considering Bond Swann's relationship)
The Columbite King
The Shiner
Dinner at Blades
Cards with a Stranger
The Quickness of the Hand
Take it from Here
Dead Reckoning
Itching Fingers
Rough Justice
A Golden Day
Beneath the Flat Stone
Missing Person
The Persuader
Pandora's Box
Zero Minus
and that's literally just the first three books and not even getting into the rest of the novels now grant you not everyone will love all these titles (trying to picture Tom Hiddleston is 007 in The Undertaker's Wind and not bursting out laughing is hard for me to do)
this is why I laugh when people say some of the short story titles should be saved for Craig's Succesor..
WHY I f Craig is returning for Bond 25 and the title The Property of a Lady makes 110% sense then use it call Bond 25 that and lets move on there are enough chapter titles that Fit the mold of the remaining 4 short story titles
Short and Sweet like Risico
SMERSH
The Bleeding Heart
etc
romantic and beautiful like The Property of a lady
Cards with a Stranger
A Whisper of Love, A Whisper of Hate
Tide of Passion
The Girl from Headquarters (though this can fit both romantic and noiresque)
Strange and Noiresque Like The Hildebrand rarity
The Crawling of the Skin
Midnight Among the Worms
The Columbite King
Bland and kind of obvious like 007 in New York
The Secret Agent
Dossier for M
Missing Person
The Persuader
Pandora's Box
Zero Minus
etc
like I said there is enough Fleming titles to keep us going for another 10 actors let alone Craig's era and Hiddlestons(I am guessing and hoping here)