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@Murdock, I'll try better at lunch.
Drama Queens. An acorn falls on Chicken Little's head and to her the sky is falling.
Really? Never heard it before, an American expression?
I thought the tale of Chicken Little was universal, or at least pop culture savvy enough to have some carry over. But I'd already used the term "drama queen" to describe the usual suspects, so I didn't want to be accused of unoriginality years down the line. I had to branch out in my quasi-insults.
Interesting. I think it would be an ideal bedtime story for more than a few here.
I remember seeing the Goldeneye trailer and being well chuffed that Bond was back, but it didn't feel as though it had been six years.
metro.co.uk/2017/04/25/guardians-of-the-galaxys-dave-bautista-wants-a-return-to-007-but-its-all-dependent-on-daniel-craig-6595346/
He said: ‘We’re waiting for the news to see if Daniel will sign up for Bond 25, because then there’s a chance that Hinx will come back.’
You wouldnt do that because your stock would likely plummet and with that sort of money I'm sure you'd be sensible enough to not compromise your brand just to prove a relatively trivial point.
However, one of the problems EoN can't seem to get away from is their obstinate disposition to mostly keep the same "talent". As producers I don't think they do a good enough job to do the necessary due diligence to get new, interesting and genuinely talented creatives to usher the franchise forward. At this stage in EoN's decades of experience their approach should be a lot better than it is currently. I'm sorry but all this, "we need to see what the world's political landscape is like in order to tell a story" or something to that effect that gets spouted all the time is a load of rubbish. Either use your imagination or reconsider your profession.
You don't mince your words :)
I wouldn't be against it. Hinx proved himself to Blofeld, giving him a reason to return for revenge against Bond (now with a possible characteristic scar from the train bout), and he was written out to possibly return by the team. I'd like to see a face off with he and Bond in a seriously thrilling setting where 007 kills him with full confidence and strength, as their last fight saw him nearly die.
Yes, no one has the answer. He said he needed six months off - that was back in November 2015. If he was planning on coming back in 2018, you'd think they'd have made an announcement of some sort by now.
The distributor business is also puzzling. Another case where they said they expected a decision over a year ago, and so far still nothing. At least it appears they have whittled it down somewhat to five choices.
Jaws Mark II then.
He is better than Jaws,who was made a mockery of,alas.
But I guess making a suggestion to literally erase the most lamented decision of the last Bond movie won't bring me into hot water so ...
I assume it is safe to say that just about everybody hates/dislikes the Oberhauser/Blofeld angle. And even those that are too young and too casual fans to recognize the rape of Flemings work consider the new Blofeld incarnation completely laughable.
And face it - it's in the world. There's no way they just can't ignore it from now on. There always will be people making fun out of it no matter how much they try to erase the memory of this terrible, terrible mistake.
So why not just make Oberhauser a busybody? Someone who worked rather high-level for Spectre, but just pretended to be the big boss himself.
With a little fantasy all of this could be achieved in just a few minutes of the PTS.
Just imagine the gunbarrel, followed by a group of people breaking in Blofeld's jail ( causing of course some bloodshed on the way), entering his cell and placing - in complete silence - a video screen in front of the very terrified looking "Blofeld" (if they wanted to save them money for Waltz they could also keep his face in the shadow and just let his body language and widened-in-terror eyes do the talking).
Then a voice out of the screen:
"Hello, Franz. You know, I should be grateful to you for making my name a complete joke all over the intelligence community, just because you were so keen to impress your Mr. Bond, you neurotic little frat. But actually I'm not. I'm afraid not at all. Somehow I feel really sorry. I always found your relentlessly information seeking mind of great use, but you certainly have overplayed your hand, costing Spectre in effect all the knowledge to be gained out of the nine eyes project. For that alone you deserve the utmost punishment so at least try to face your fate with some dignity, even though I doubt it."
We now see the men in the cell doing something disgusting to Oberhauser. (I'd imagine something along the lines of an octopus pressed on his face who somehow suffocates him, but could almost live with any kind of killing.)
Then the camera focuses on the screen and we see a man up to his throat, stroking a cat he holds in his hands.
After he seems to have delectated him sufficiently on the site of the dying Oberhauser we hear his voice again:
"So and now we have to teach MI6 and Mr. Bond that the name of Ernst Stavros Blofeld is to be taken seriously."
I feel this should handily salvage a good part of what has been broken in Spectre and wipe of that embarrassing/gut wrenching Oberhauser/Blofeld idea (that makes me cringe even when I don't even think about it ) of the shield of my favorite franchise.
A nice day to all of you.
Most excellent.
Not arguing anything, just wondering if he feels he has already concluded his era.
Clearly, EON have the wheels in motion and they have something worth buying. I’m really not that enthused by the news of the big multinationals grabbing the property. They’re all pretty interchangeable (though it looks like Sony have the edge based on their past relationship and the sheer effort they’re investing).
But the interesting outsider here is Annapurna.
In fact, they’re the most exciting choice there. They were set up by spoiled rich kid Megan Ellison, who has impeccable taste in film. When she set up the organisation, it almost felt like she wanted to loose money, as she solely invested in interesting filmmakers who were struggling to get financing elsewhere.
Since then the group has grown and is renowned for its edgy and diverse material. The Annapurna seal on a film means that you’re about to see something that is distinct, cool and interesting. They’re not just some anonymous studio looking for a cash-grab.
They have reached out to the world of distribution this summer with Kathryn Bigelow’s next movie but they are massively untested. Worryingly so. I doubt they have the infrastructure to support the release of a Bond film on the scale we have grown used to.
Nonetheless, they’re the most exciting choice there. Also it’s important to remember that Megan Ellison once tried to reboot the Terminator films before deciding to hand them over to Skydance Entertainment (ran by her brother), so she has flirted with franchises before.
Their output speaks for itself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Pictures
Coud we dream of Kathryn Bigelow, Bennett Miller or Paul Thomas Anderson directing a Bond film?
(also can we stop of this talk of a 2018 release – it isn’t happening)
Thank you, Sir.
Quality post, Pierce. I am all for this. They've produced many great films.
We have a friend in the German fan club who told us he has a contact that told him they have a first draft since December... as you can see, nothing remotely official, just a possibility.
Yes but didn't they also get exclusively told that the Huey helicopter was destined to feature in B25? I know that the museum stood by their words (even after it was deemed false) but it's not the best of sources imho.