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Probably. Let's hope that the news from Baz about B25 being written is true at least.
Wow. Just another let down.
As far as I heard, the museum director that EON bought the chopper from said he was told it was for Bond.
Look i know I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this, never the less, if you think that skyfall pisses on the rest of the series, your not a real Fleming bond fan objectively, your more a skyfall fan or Daniel Craig as bond fan maybe
That's why I think it's a good idea that they go back to the drawing board and hand Gregg the reins. Then Babs can "pursue other projects" until her hearts content.
I agree but disagree, what makes Greg Wilson good? Just because he has Wilson in his name? I think they should sell it to a bond fan
He's already engaged, let's see what he can do as Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson eventually exit. And Ms. Broccoli no time soon.
There's no evidence of that. Babs and MGW apprenticed for a while.
And what have babs and mgw have been doing for the franchise in the last couple years
Only if you pay me in that amount worth of toffee crisp
Didn't realize you knew BB. You close?
The helicopter being used for a non-Bond film? Well, that doesn't affect the real world production activity a bit.
Just mucking around.
Of course, no one knows the situation except the producers themselves.
I'm an avid sports fan and the only thing you can cling to when debating the merits of your favorite team is win / loss records. Pennants. Premiership cups. Harsh sometimes, but inarguable.
We know Bond makes money. We know Bond has many fans.
In the harsh light of day, SF resonated. Made unbelievable money. SP also made good money, but significantly less.
And now the current situation. You'd have to say that four years to produce a Bond film is a failure somewhere along the line. The bald facts don't point to disaster, but they don't suggest that everything is hunky dory either.
The producers must accept ultimate responsibility.
But on the other hand I'm very happy with the last 4, the train is on the tracks. Quite a body of work with Craig. They got me.
There's no law that a new Bond movie be produced every two years.
But it's clearly what Cubby preferred. It's what the fans have been conditioned for. It's a good, solid time frame. Enough time to savor the current product. Enough urgency to keep the business ticking over nicely. It's a good, balanced business model.
No one asked for Sam Mendes. No one asked for sumptuously mounted scenes in Italian villas that go for three minutes. No one asked for arty fist fights against elaborate neon backdrops. No one asked for dreamlike car chases with all the immediacy of a Sunday cruise.
And before all the film students on here jump on to stress how unbearably hard it is to make movies these days, can it. Any mug on the street can see how other prod cos are killing it on shorter turnarounds. Yes, at all budgets and scales.
It takes elbow grease, yes. Vision. Ambition. Perhaps it takes putting your precious lead actor's nose out of joint. Most importantly, it's eminently possible.
Whether a distributor can be found or not, there is overwhelming evidence to suggest the entire operation has gotten too big. Bond isn't star wars. It isn't the Avengers. MI should be the template. Hell even FATF. Possibly a tier or two below that.
Bond is about style, intrigue and sly humor. Such elements need not cost the earth.
A betting man would conclude the producers have lost their way.